quoted 7 lines Ironically, thanks to the Audio Home Recording Act, owners of DATs and>>Ironically, thanks to the Audio Home Recording Act, owners of DATs and
>>other digital recording devices who make digital copies of copyrighted
>>material for private use are exempted from copyright infringement
>>liability (in return for this, record labels get royalties for every DAT
>>or other digital recording device) sold.
>>Do plain old analog recording devices (with arguably shittier fidelity)
>>get this protection? Nope. wierd innit?
false. united states code, title 17, chapter 10, subchapter d, section 1008:
§ 1008. Prohibition on certain infringement actions
No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright
based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio
recording device, a digital audio recording medium, an analog recording device,
or an analog recording medium, or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer
of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog
musical recordings.
quoted 2 lines hm.. I just thought it was one of those things that no one enforces cos who>hm.. I just thought it was one of those things that no one enforces cos who
>cares if you copy the latest CD for a friend?
it's not enforceable because it's totally legal! as long as you don't
sell it.
Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com
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