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Posted by Jeff Rife on 10/05/87 11:37
BB (NEWSMAN@NOSPAM.COM) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/hr2281_dmca_law_19981020_pl105-304.html
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> As I understand it under the DMCA, copying a DVD even if you own it would be
> illegal, since to do so means you have to circumvent the copy protection
> which it does not allow.
Technically, yes, it is infringement just like recording a TV show is
infringement. But, just like recording a TV show can be defended using
"fair use" (that's what the Sony v. Universal lawsuit stated in the
opinion), copying a DVD for "fair use" purposes is legal even with the
DMCA, and it states that:
"1201
(c) OTHER RIGHTS, ETC., NOT AFFECTED-
(1) Nothing in this section shall affect rights, remedies,
limitations, or defenses to copyright infringement, including
fair use, under this title."
--
Jeff Rife | copy protection: n. A class of methods for
| preventing incompetent pirates from stealing
| software and legitimate customers from using it.
| Considered silly.
| -- Jargon File version 4.4.6
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