On Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:08:33 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> To be honest with you Neil, what speaks volumes is that you cannot
> answer your own questions.
Steve, for gawds sake, I can answer my own questions - surely the irony of
what I'm asking was dropping these hints for you????
Puh-lease....what I'm after is for *you* to answer these very simple
questions, and then see the affects on this "It's legal to copy somebody
else's CD..." argument.
Where does the constitution, or any other copyright legislation draw a line
between copyright music material, and say copyright computer material, games
or otherwise, or copyright video material?
*WHAT* - please, please, please tell me what the tangible difference
is!!!????
> ><US constitution stuff snipped...>
> no surprise
Answer the simple questions, Steve.
For a man of your apparent legal aptitude it should just roll offa the
tongue...
> >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?
Answer, please Steve?
> >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?
Answer, please Steve?
> >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?
Answer, please Steve?
They're really quite simple, and none of them trick questions.
Why do you keep avoiding these?
If you can go to such lengths with your other detail, why not the simple
answers to simple questions?
Surely you're not going to claim it's too difficult, or complex to
address????
Neil
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