Offtopic copyright stuff (Was; Re: [PLUG] Microsoft's smell o f desperation | LinuxWorld (fwd))

[Kelly Guimont]

That's always been my understanding of fair use. You get that right to use
them for yourself as well. For example: I buy CDs, but my Jeep only has a
tape deck. It is well within my rights to record that CD to tape and then
take it with me in my Jeep so that I may play it. That's where the
collective wetting of pants came into play with VCRs. Nobody was going to go
to movies anymore since you could get them at home and people were going to
make copy after copy to give away and it would be legal and the movie
industry would collapse...I'm young, but even I remember this.

The part I think is interesting is the kickbacks on media. The RIAA gets a
cut of every blank tape (vhs/audio) sold, and IIRC, they set up a similar
deal with CDs...

-Kelly
Retreat? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances.


On 8/1/02 9:43 AM, "Pluimer, Randal T" <randal.t.pluimer at intel.com> wrote:

> I think that is a rather broad interpretation of the "Fair Use Act."
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Johnson [mailto:russj at dimstar.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:10 AM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: Re: Offtopic copyright stuff (Was; Re: [PLUG] Microsoft's smell
> of desperation | LinuxWorld (fwd))
> 
> 
> I'd like a clarification on this, Jeme.
> 
> If I understand what you've been trying to pound into my head <G>, what you
> are saying below is that anyone may legally copy a VHS tape, Cassette or CD
> and give it away. That it's only when you try to sell it that it becomes
> illegal.
> 
> Is that what you are saying?
> 
> At 04:53 AM 8/1/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> I disagree wholeheartedly.  I think it is perfectly clear according to the
>> letter of the law that all non-commercial speech is protected and does not
>> fall under the limitations of Title 17.
> 
> Russ Johnson
> http://www.dimstar.net
> 
> 
> Blamestorming:
> 
> Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project
> failed, and who was responsible.
> 
> 
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