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From:
Aaron Trumm
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Date:
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:16:00 -0500
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Re: [idm] copy protection (rant)
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quoted 3 lines On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Aaron Trumm wrote:> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Aaron Trumm wrote: > > 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
quoted 1 line idea is that companies don't mind if you copy but ONLY if it's for> > idea is that companies don't mind if you copy but ONLY if it's for
personal
quoted 1 line use, but I'd wager there's no law on the books having to do with a> > use, but I'd wager there's no law on the books having to do with a
person's
quoted 7 lines inalieable right to copy> > 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
in that case you have a good point. I wonder what fair use law says about copy protection. probably nothing, probably there's a loophole - or maybe not - maybe that's why technology exists to allow one and only one copy of things (that's been around since early days of software copy protection) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org