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j snod
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Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:01:53 -0500 (CDT)
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Re: [idm] copy protection (rant)
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Aaron Trumm wrote:
quoted 5 lines I've never heard or read anywhere that said you have a legal right to> I've never heard or read anywhere that said you have a legal right to > copying cd's over and over as long as its for personal use. certainly the > idea is that companies don't mind if you copy but ONLY if it's for personal > use, but I'd wager there's no law on the books having to do with a person's > inalieable right to copy
yes it's called "fair use of copyrighted works." search for "fair use" on google and you'll find plenty of shit in the lawbooks protecting consumers' rights to fair use (aka personal copies). -j --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org