rumor has it that Sunil wrote: > Illegal to sell, but not illegal (if you've purchased it legitimately) to > make copies to give to your friends - that falls under "fair use." > > On 12/5/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Excepting that in most places thats totally illegal especially if you're > > selling for profit. Some would even say its immoral because you're > > essentially taking money out of someone else's pocket. > > > > -Curt > > the videographer who is very sensitive to this sort of thing. > > > > time to burn DVD copies and sell them on ebay. or to list members at > > $5/disc.
"Fair use" is shifty territory in the USA."Fair use" isn't clearly defined and the law is based on paper right - and electronic media sure changes how the game is played! So, having a _backup_ copy of a copyrighted "all rights reserved" video is likely covered by fair use. If you make a duplicate so that you can keep one copy in the den and one in the living room it is not clear if it's covered by "fair use". If you give a friend a copy, you are almost certainly outside of "fair use" For those who _want_ to share their work without giving up all rights, there's CreativeCommons license. http://creativecommons.org Of course, just because it's unlawful doesn't mean you will get caught. Just look at speed limits.... Philip, not a lawyer - honest!
