Thus spake Thomas Bushnell, BSG on Sun, May 21, 2000 at 11:24:13PM CDT > > One interesting precedent I know of. First, there is precedent that > you may make a tape recording of a musical album you own, for personal > purposes including reducing wear and tear on the album, more > convenient or portable format, and so forth. I assumes that the > freedom to make a personal cassette tape of a vinyl album would extend > to making a personal MP3 of a CD. Personal in the precedent excludes > making copies for other people.
This is called 'fair use'. I've heard that the DMCA has arguably done away with this interpretation of fair use. Is this so? -- Lindsay Haisley | "Everything works | PGP public key FMP Computer Services | if you let it" | available at [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (The Roadie) | <http://www.fmp.com/pubkeys> http://www.fmp.com | |
