Re:I bought a CD, not a licensing agreement
by lutorm on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @03:42PM
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Doesn't the Betamax case specifically say that it's fair use to duplicate things for personal use? I can photocopy the book to keep a backup, I can scan it and put it on my computer, I can put my CDs on my iPod, regardless of what the copyright holder thinks.
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Re:I bought a CD, not a licensing agreement
by rubinass on Tuesday September 15, 2009 @04:21PM
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It doesn't "specifically" say that. If you read the Betamax case, it's clear that the court was looking at the intrinsic qualities of home video taping devices. Time shifting, for example, isn't really an issue with back ups, recorded music, or books. That's not to say that the Betamax case isn't very persuasive when it comes to fair use with other media, but it's not explicit that the holding in that case would apply to other media.