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Re: Intellectual Property Question
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:53:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> I bought a CD earlier this year at a retailer and have listened to it frequently
> since then. A week or so ago I noticed that the disc has suffered some kind of
> incurable damage that makes playback, duplication, or repair impossible.
> However, a friend happens to have purchased this same CD from the same retailer,
> and his copy works fine. Since I have paid for a single copy of the disc, am I
> legally entitled to make a duplicate of my friend's CD? Or have I merely
> purchased the right to own and make personal copies of one particular disc,
> meaning that my right to the CD is voided when the disc breaks? For that
> matter, if the latter is the case, can I still retain my own burned copy of the
> disc after the original is lost, or must I destroy that copy?
I am of the opinion that having purchased a license, that they should replace
the non-performing media either for free within some reasonable time frame, or
at cost. Or, you have the right to make back-up copies. I have utterly no
problem in copying someone else's disk, a long as I have already purchased a
legitimate original. However, I suspect that legally all you have the right to
do is make copies of that specific disk that you purchased (computer software
makes this obvious by often employing key codes).
If your disk breaks, or fails, or whatever, you should still have a right to the
back up - you should retain the original in whatever state it is in. If you
sell or give the original away, you must give up the back-up. When I sell my
old computer games, I remove them from my hard drive, for example.
-->Bruce<--
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| For purposes of this discussion, let's posit that music companies *have* the right to control distribution and to make copies of their products, and also that the consumer is granted the "fair use" right to make personal copies of purchased music. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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