Posted by Sean O'Hara on 01/02/06 17:27

In the Year of the Cock, the Great and Powerful Alpha declared:
> "Mike" <miker@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:43B87C3F.875A1C5@rochester.rr.com...
>
>> I believe the law allows for you to make a copy for your own
>> use (backup or whatever) if you have fairly and squarly bought
>> a legit copy.
>
> Not true in the US. Backup copies are not permitted in any
> copyright law, including and especially the DMCA.
>

Wrong. It's quite well established in law that you have a right to
make back-up copies of media you've legally purchased. The DMCA is
an attempt to circumvent this by making it illegal to break copy
protection. You're perfectly in your rights to rip your CD
collection, or to scan a book you own into your computer, but you
can't copy a DVD if it means cracking the encryption.

--
Sean O'Hara | http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com
Susan Vance: There *is* a leopard on your roof and it's my leopard
and I have to get it and to get it I have to sing.
-Bringing up Baby

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