Copyright law is a morass of contradictions, inconsistencies, inequities, and foolishness, to which no one can rightly claim full understanding. Even so-called specialists in copyright law are often confused and uncertain about what they can, and cannot, make stand up in court. That's why so many cases that do get to court receive so much press and so much speculation, and drag on through so many arguments. If it were straightforward, there would be few questions and cases would be clear-cut. And that's all just within a single nation's system of jurisprudence; across international boundaries the mess becomes even messier.
So asking "is this legal?" is like asking "how high is up?" Nobody really knows, but lots of people will be happy to assert an opinion and claim it as the actual, factual, philosophical and legal truth. The only sensible response is what Dylan's song says: "Anything's legal, as long as you don't get caught." Using a little common sense, copying or recording only for your own use and not trying to go into business selling bootlegs, leaves it pretty unlikely anyone will notice or bother you. Making a big deal out of it and openly waving it around or making money from it increases the likelihood that A) someone will notice, and B) someone will decide to "make an example of you", for their own political, professional, or financial gain. Surely I'm not the only one who remembers how Napster started? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106637 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
