On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 07:50:12PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > I would say that, if I download software from a website, I am not > the one who's creating the new copy: the web server is doing so, to > satisfy my request, and the web server is operated by the copyright > holder of the software (or by someone authorized by the copyright > holder).
When you download software, a copy is created on your computer, assembled from packets of data downloaded from the remote server. Your computer does not receive a complete copy, fully formed (and even if it did, the act of transferring that copy onto your hard-drive would itself be the creation of a new copy). So to repeat: a lawful acquirer, whatever else it means, means someone who acquires a *pre-existing* copy (i.e. a copy on a physical storage medium of some description). A downloader is not acquiring a pre-existing copy, but creating a new one. John (TINLA) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
