Re:Obama Supports $675,000 File Sharing Verdict
by lutorm on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @03:52PM
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No. Fair use already supports that idea, as in the Betamax case.
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Re:Obama Supports $675,000 File Sharing Verdict
by tptacek on Wednesday January 20, 2010 @04:26PM
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No. Fair use does not cover reproduction and distribution of works in their entirety. The Betamax case validating time shifting. You've made an entirely faulty argument.
Re:Obama Supports $675,000 File Sharing Verdict
by lutorm on Thursday January 21, 2010 @11:26AM
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Time shifting is reproduction. Me scanning a book because I want to read it on my computer is reproduction. Both are prima facie copyright infringements that are justified by fair use. I'm not sure what the legal definition of distribution is, but copyright law primarily concerns making copies.