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Posted by Citizen Bob on 11/06/06 13:42
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:35:24 GMT, "PTravel"
<ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
>Viewing a tape with my wife implicates the right to make copies and the
>right to publicly perform. Under Sony v. Universal, making a copy in this
>context is Fair Use. A viewing by immediate family and friends is, by
>definition in the statute, not a "public performance," so that the
>performance right is not implicated.
What is "immediate family"? Who are "friends"?
What about making a copy and giving it to my wife, my immediate family
and my friends towatch - and not charging them for anything more than
the cost of the medium?
I have no idea WTF "immediate family" means. I do know that not even
the most jaded demagogue would use such incredibly asinine language in
a law he expected to be passed much less obeyed. But let's move on - I
really don't care to waste time with something so idiotic as
"immediate family".
Now we come to the term "friends" which you admit fall within the
protection of Fair Use.
From Websters Online: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/friends
friend: 1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b :
ACQUAINTANCE; 2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the
same nation, party, or group; 3 : one that favors or promotes
something (as a charity); 4 : a favored companion
I have lots of friends who meet those criteria. In fact the people on
the P2P networks are my friends based on the above definition. Most of
my friends on P2P and I are:
1) attached by esteem;
2) not hostile;
3) of the same group;
4) favor or promote something;
5) favored companions.
Let's see how you weasel word your way out of this one.
BTW. we all know you are making your crap up as you go along. You are
just a shill for the greedy entertainment industry. Don't be surprised
to learn that at any one time there are over a million of my friends
on the P2P networks worldwide. They don't give a rat's ass about your
stinkin' bullshit "laws".
Read my sig below - it is 100% the truth. And my friends and I know
it.
--
"First and last, it's a question of money. Those men who own the earth
make the laws to protect what they have. They fix up a sort of fence or
pen around what they have, and they fix the law so the fellow on the
outside cannot get in. The laws are really organized for the protection of
the men who rule the world. They were never organized or enforced to do
justice. We have no system for doing justice, not the slightest in the world."
--Clarence Darrow
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