Posted by Margrave of Brandenburg on 01/03/06 19:47

"Doonie" <me@myself.i> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:12:31 -0500, Margrave of Brandenburg wrote:
>
> >Doonie wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:32:48 GMT, Mike wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thought so. Now, if I copy it and send it to a pal, that's illegal.
> >>
> >> Not if you don't profit from it.
> >
> >Incorrect. Profit has nothing to do with it.
> >
> >Buying a DVD grants you a license to use it for your own enjoyment.
> >
> >Making copies for someone else is a violation of that license.
>
> You have the right to give away anything you own, including dvd-r's
> with movies on them. According to the laws, that's not a breach of
> copyright.

Give away the original? Yes. You own the disk. And by giving it (or selling
it), you transfer the right to use. You can even profit from selling it, if
you can find a buyer to pay a higher price ... so long as you're selling the
original disk.

Copying is a different matter.

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