David Kastrup wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Stefaan A Eeckels wrote: > > [...] > >> > "There is no dispute that section 109 applies to works in digital > >> > form. Physical copies of works in a digital format, such as CDs > >> > or DVDs, are subject to section 109 in the same way as physical > >> > copies in analog form. Similarly, a lawfully made tangible copy > >> > of a digitally downloaded work, such as a work downloaded to a > >> > floppy disk, Zip disk, or CD-RW, is clearly subject to section > >> > 109." > >> > >> But that doesn't clarify the status of a copy downloaded to a hard > >> disk and then copied to CD-R(W). One cannot directly write to a CD > >> type device, because the file has to be written to another file > >> that contains the filesystem. Is this intermediate copy lawful? > > > > Uhmm. I think that all those intermediate copies fall under 17 USC > > 117 "archival purposes" (at least for programs ;-) ). Intermediate > > archival purposes. > > I suppose that you look up "archive" in a dictionary of your choice.
Uh, "the material preserved". (See also 17 USC 117.) regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
