Escasa said: "You don't even have to *sell* the CD copies -- distribution, even if
free, to other people, is a violation of copyright law. You know about
those wedding give-aways of CDs full of cheesy music? Strictly
speaking, that re-distribution is illegal."
Mr. Escasa,
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm not sure about what you wrote. Sections 184, 185 and 217 of the 1997 Philippine Intellectual Property Code (RA 8293), http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html seem to suggest that practically all distribution for "non-profit" motivations are regarded as "fair use." Wouldn't this include personal archiving and distribution of compilations to friends? May test case na ba tayo dito?
-LOUIS ALFEREZ-
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