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Posted by PTravel on 02/02/07 00:21
"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
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> "Larry in AZ" <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> Waiving the right to remain silent, "PTravel"
>> <ptravel@travelersvideo.com>
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>>> "Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:CI2dnZiCM5MA2V_YnZ2dnUVZ_vmdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> PTravel wrote:
>>>>> "timepixdc" <timepixdc@aol.comx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:timepixdc-20C2B5.09481501022007@news.lga.highwinds-media.com...
>>>>>> In article <1170203953.011518.323160@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>,
>>>>>> ptravel@travelersvideo.com wrote:
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>>>>>>> Copying a DVD to a computer to watch on a plane is _probably_ fair
>>>>>>> use . Not in the USA.
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>>>>> Really, counselor? Why do you think that?
>>>> DVD == media
>>>> computer != media
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>>> Media shifting has already been held to be fair use in the context of
>>> music. Though I'm not aware of any decisions addressing it, the
>>> rationale with respect to video should be the same.
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>> Didn't Disney vs. Sony (Betamax) settle that similarly..?
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> But then didn't DMCA "taketh away" what "Betamax" giveth?
According to the plain language of the DMCA, no, because it expressly states
that it does not contradict fair use. In practice, however, it certainly
might seem to. To the best of my knowledge, this aspect of the DMCA as
applied to "traditional" Betamax-type fair use hasn't been litigated.
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