Hello,
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:18:32 -0800, Christian Seberino
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Am I allowed to have a digital version of 'Star Wars' I got from Bit Torrent if I own a 10 year old VHS copy??
NO, at least according to the MPAA(I admit soemone who I wouldn't follow legal advice too) and also lawsuits against companies that try to do this(They lost).
Steve
The MPAA has lost law suits against companies that alter the original movie to remove objectionable material for schools or families. So long as the companies were purchasing the original material, and labeling the movies accordingly, the MPAA and others couldn't stop them. Its pretty much what the TV stations do to R rated movies for TV.
Digital copyrights are getting ready to explode. The average person is waking up to what's going on. Even my in-laws download music, and they didn't have a computer until just a couple of years ago. When the AARP start telling congress they want their MP3s, then the MPAA and RIAA will have met their match.
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