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The week in review: Quit copying | |
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| Time: 03:51 EST/08:51 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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If you've ever taped a "Seinfeld" episode or traded music online, Uncle Sam may want you--to stop. Draft legislation that is winding its way through Congress would sharply limit Americans' rights relating to copying music, taping TV shows and transferring files through the Internet. The first part of their proposal, which would limit backup copies, has drawn objections from academics and nonprofit groups that have reviewed it. Under current copyright law, Americans who record a TV program or radio segment generally may "sell or otherwise dispose of" that analog recording or digital file as they wish. The proposed bill would end that exemption, handing copyright owners substantial new control over the distribution of their works by curtailing a consumer's right to copy material under a doctrine known as "fair use." | ||
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| #1 By 143 (172.142.191.209) at 7/14/2002 11:20:01 PM |
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Free Speech… That's Crazy
What’s next our right to vote? |
| #2 By 1845 (12.255.20.249) at 7/15/2002 6:10:53 AM |
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#7 He was expressing his opinion, maybe you should respect it.
#5 What does free speach have to do with copyright violation? |
| #3 By 7390 (12.110.198.251) at 7/15/2002 9:32:58 AM |
| Free speach, what is that except crazy talk? anyway lets get back to our real angenda: making fun of SodaJerk :) |
| #4 By 6859 (204.71.100.215) at 7/15/2002 9:53:33 AM |
| Why even mess with the "fair use" laws, all they do is provide simple rights. Perhaps if they made transmission (other than the owner) have nastier fines (and actually enforce them...) |
| #5 By 143 (172.153.182.172) at 7/15/2002 11:18:45 AM |
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When we communicate back and forth that’s a type of free speech… Isn’t it? ;-) |
| #6 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 7/15/2002 11:25:00 AM |
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Woah, Woah, Woah, it's ALWAYS been illegal to sell your recorded TV shows and such, it's copy righted material and can be used for personal use only.
As it has always been illegal to download MP3's and then sell them. |
| #7 By 6859 (204.71.100.215) at 7/15/2002 2:58:10 PM |
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Nothing should be illegal, in terms of copyrights, unless you personally profit from it, or cause someone else a loss.
That's the thing the RIAA/MPAA have been arguing. For every MP3 downloaded they lose one sale. Personally, I wish a "real" study would be done on this. Hell, I have a butt-load of MP3s I don't listen to anymore and never bought the album for either. So, for a while I assume I cost them money, but since I don't listen to them anymore I must have somehow re-compinsated them. Their logic, just applied oddly. This post was edited by Cthulhu on Monday, July 15, 2002 at 14:58. |
| #8 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 7/15/2002 7:29:04 PM |
| #15 If you buy a CD and don't listen to it, you make them money. If you download, then listen for a while, then stop listening all without buy, you loose them money. |
| #9 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 7/15/2002 9:26:43 PM |
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Cthulhu:
Doesn't matter how many times you listen to it, they don't make money on the number of times you listen to the music. But, of course, there is always the argument that you would never have bought the CD in the first place since most albums come with 1 or 2 good songs, and you only nuy them if they are REALLY good songs. |
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