John Hasler wrote: ... You're (almost totally) wrong, and (plonked) GNUtian dak is (mostly) right. "The right to access the copyrighted content must not be confused with the incidental possession of the object that facilitates practical exercise of the right. It is access to the copyrighted material which has been parted with by the copyright owner in first sale, and it is that right of access which is alienable under the first sale doctrine, regardless of whether it is facilitated by tangible or intangible means." -- "These Reply Comments are submitted on behalf of the American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries, Medical Library Association and Special Libraries Association (the "Libraries"), in response to comments submitted pursuant to the Copyright Office's Request for Public Comment dated June 5, 2000."
regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
