On 08/19/2015 10:39 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Michael Orlitzky <m...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> On 08/19/2015 09:24 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: >>> >>> When you download software you receive a copy. You start out with >>> zero works. Somebody sends you a copy of that work. You write it to >>> disk. You end up with the same number of copies as you were given. >>> >>> Cite a court case that upholds a claim otherwise? >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMG_Recordings,_Inc._v._MP3.com,_Inc. >> > > mp3.com uploaded music as well as downloading it. Users didn't just > upload their songs to mp3.com. They then accessed that music from > other computers, so mp3.com was redistributing the music. >
That's just the first in a long list. "Uploading is copying. Downloading is also copying. Unauthorized copying is an unauthorized use that is governed by the copyright laws. Therefore, unauthorized uploading and unauthorized downloading are unauthorized uses governed by the copyright laws...." http://cases.justia.com/ohio/supreme-court-of-ohio/1998-ohio-422.pdf?ts=1396139663
