Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 01/03/06 21:49

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:47:58 -0500, "Margrave of Brandenburg"
<lhorwinkle@usa.com> Gave us:

>"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.
>
This is correct. When you previously posted, you quoted but gave no
reply, so my previous post to you can be directed at the DOONIETARD.

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