Quote:
Originally Posted by VAXman
I believe this was answered (in the US) by SCOTUS in the Univeral Studios, et al. vs. Sony Corp. (now famous as the Betamax) case. It has been determined "fair use" (see 17USC § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use) to make copies of copyrighted material for personal use.
|
It may have been covered, but the studios are continually trying to undo it. To whit, all the DRM (digital 'rights' management, right!) crap they're foisting on us. Limited number of copies, limited zones, limited types of media, limited time, software that rootkits your PC, software that disables your CD drive or crashes your system, software so stupid that holding down Shift during boot disables it, DRM that locks your music unless you use M$ or unless you have an iPod, etc ad nauseum. Not to mention suing 6 or 80 year olds that don't even own computers, suing researchers & security analysts who *might* infringe, winning awards of $9K/song, and ignoring sales increases due to file sharing...
Fortunately the ground swell is moving against them, and their whole antiquated 'business model' may come tumbling down, despite their massive politician buy-offs.
11-01-2007, 09:09 AM
Threaded Mode