So while perusing the DMCA to see how much of it the Xbox is violating, i ran across this tidbit. It basically says, as an educational institution, i'm allowed to illegally acquire (read: pirate) any copyrighted work as long as i'm making a good faith determination of whether i want to legally acquire said work. We actually do this all the time with software at work... I thought it was legally questionable at best, and am surprised to see it explicitly ALLOWED by the DMCA.
BUT... doesn't this mean if you're a student at a university, you are allowed to download copyrighted mp3s in order to determine whether you want to buy the CD? Am I reading this right? Sounds like a loop hole, haha.... i haven't seen this before. You would still have to prove your "good faith".... -ray -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------- Section 1201(d) `(d) EXEMPTION FOR NONPROFIT LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS- (1) A nonprofit library, archives, or educational institution which gains access to a commercially exploited copyrighted work solely in order to make a good faith determination of whether to acquire a copy of that work for the sole purpose of engaging in conduct permitted under this title shall not be in violation of subsection (a)(1)(A). A copy of a work to which access has been gained under this paragraph-- `(A) may not be retained longer than necessary to make such good faith determination; and `(B) may not be used for any other purpose. -------------
