To be honest with you Neil, what speaks volumes is that you cannot
answer your own questions. I just got a very mean-spirited e-mail to
my personal address from Jeff Salzburg and I'm a little ticked off
right now. I am ceasing all correspondence on the subject, which will
make a lot of people who are sick of this very happy, I'm sure. I
have certainly learned my lesson about jerks on the internet.
Very sad, all of this.
><US constitution stuff snipped...>
no surprise
>A few questions:-
>
>1. Do you have any legal entitlement, constitutional right, or otherwise, to
>view record or otherwise display encrypted, subscription or pay events
>broadcast either on cable or satelite networks, when not paying for the
>event by either subscription or the appropriate payment?
>
>If not, why not, and what is the offence?
>
>What is the tangible difference between this and copying a copyright
>protected CD that you don't own?
>
>2. Is it legal for you to make copies of copyright protected prerecorded
>video tapes / DVDs, that you do not own, to either recordable analogue or
>digital media?
>
>If not, why not and in what way does this differ from copying copyright
>protected music media?
>
>3. Is it legal for you to make a copy of copyright protected computer
>software (ie not shareware, freeware, but software with copyright conditions
>similar to that of prerecorded music media), that you do not own, for the
>purpose of using in your own home?
>
>Again, same questions, if not, why not, and how does this differ from
>copyright protection on music media?
>
>A few poignant questions that I hope demonstrates the point.
>
>Where I believe the AHRA thingy comes in is in the example of say software -
>being able to backup the original media, or put it on different media to
>more suit personal needs.
>
>Similar for music media.
>
>And I suspect it also pre-empts and dubious arguments against certain audio
>equipment.
>
>Neil
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