On 26 Oct 2005 at 9:29, Decker, Michael wrote: > U.S. copyright laws give you the right to make fair use backup copies of > copyrighted content that you have licensed in part for the reason you > mention, so you can protect content contained on media that deteriorates or > might get destroyed. > > The problem is that the Digital Millenium Copyright Act prohibits any device > or technology used to circumvent copy protection or DRM controls. So, U.S. > law is contradictory.
Not exactly: the bounds on 'fair use' are largely determined by court decisions, and the law doesn't actually spell out what 'fair use' *is*. [ref 17USC107] and certainly 'backup copies' and such aren't a "right" in any sense of that term. There's no contradiction with having a later law sharpen or limit something in an earlier law [especially if the previous law was largely vague on something and the courts had to step in to sort out the mess]. /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
