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Re: Copyright/Fair use question
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Fri, 8 Feb 2002 22:06:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> what about the manufacturer's "right" to sell a product compatible with only
> one type of hardware?
Like DVD region issues? Yikes! Talk about shooting themselves in the foot...
I go with the book license as suggested by Frank -- I own a copy of a thing,
how I use it is up to me. If I own the song on vinyl -- I can dupe it to CD
or MP3. Obviously, I can only listen to one copy at time in a meaningful
way. How I choose to back up my licensed copy should be up to me. Have you
never made a cassette tape of a favorite album to listen to in the car (and
this because you didn't really want to drag around a turntable stereo system
like a ball and chain)? Vinyl and tape are not the same media -- should I
consult the music industry first, before arriving at a decision?
If I have Windows XP I can use it on one machine at a time -- O wait, that
doesn't work. See what I mean about forcing crackers to their work?
Frankly, Windows ME is the last "bug fixer/maker" that I won't pay for...
We are getting closer to the "at loggerheads" issues between copyrights and
fair use. Should I have to buy separate copies of songs for my old
turntable, my CD carousel, and my computer MP3 player? So, if I want to
hear Syd Barrett sing "See Emily Play" I have to stay home and hear it on
vinyl (which I have) or pay for more mobile copies of the song as CD or MP3
(that would then be duplicate copies for me)? I think I know what the music
industry wants here -- but when is enough $$$ actually going to be enough
$$$ for them?! At least digital copies of things allow me to never have to
buy any more old vinyl stuff ever again -- I'll just transfer it to a new
format: MP3, MP3Pro, Windows Media, whatever...
...the street has its own uses for things.
Those aren't direct answers, but I think my leanings and tendencies are
showing anyway...
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Ding! I got it! In my broad-sighted way I was thinking only of the problems of the original copy, rather than the fair-use backups. (...) No, but I sometimes spin a CD on my finger and shine a laser pointer on it for the economical way to (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I agree it's limiting their own sales more than anything else, but much as I dislike the idea, I think they have the right to distribute DVDs as they see fit. Of course with so many non-region DVD players still available, it's a pretty (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) While I agree with you on the value of convergent media, I don't know that one's "right to listen to something on the hardware of [his] choosing" is really the crux of it. That is, you're welcome to listen to your Maurice Chevalier 78's on (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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