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Posted by GMAN on 03/06/06 17:54
In article <i6nb02laud0am247gg6c1bctcdirqb2oe2@4ax.com>, Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> wrote:
>On 1 Mar 2006 04:37:30 -0800, syofcdyagwrq@yahoo.com wrote:
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>>Story here that copying DVDs for personal backup may be legal under
>>'fair use', if it uses a method which dodges the DMCA.
>
>That is still a grey area. IMO I think personal backup should be
>allowed as long as you keep the original with the backup (original
>under lock and key if you wish) and that you should not sell the
>backup or pass it around.
And if you sell the original, you are supposed to destroy the backup
>
>There has been debate over fair use for personal backup copy since VCR
>and computer disks and was never settled because everytime a new
>format comes out the big companies try to get the court to punish
>everyone for making a single backup copy.
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