What kind of crazy, mixed up law is that?
Him: Actually, I’m rather proud of that law. I helped to write it, and I think it’s great! You: Well, I don’t think that you have the right to tell me what I can and can’t do in my own house. Him: See you in court. Interestingly, by the standard of the MPAA’s “tool that breaks the lock on your house” metaphor, not only is a use of DeCSS not an act of theft, it can only be a completely legal act; that is because DeCSS is usable only on DVDs which you have purchased and which you therefore own. In other words, DeCSS is more like a tool that a home owner can use to gain access to his or her own house! Regarding the burglary analogy Webster defines burglary as follows: burglary \Bur”gla*ry\, n.; pl. Burglaries. [Fr. Burglar; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. –Wharton. Burrill. Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglar
