Frode Tenneboe wrote: > > > I'm getting quite confused about this whole thing.... are we saying that > > > we can't transfer floppy software to hard drive, cos if so, that's > > > completely crap. If you ask me, there's a halfway house between > > > "backing-up" and "copying" - and that's "transferring". If I buy > > > some software, I expect to be able to run it from whatever storage > > > media I choose. > > > > You are only alloud to run software on the media you purchased it. That > > music , you are not alloud to copy from CD to Tape even for your own use , > > like in your car etc, this is Illegal copying off media. > > Sorry, TONO, the local CISAC, has stated that copying music is legal > in any form as long as nobody makes money out of it, it is private and > it is on a small scale. This means that you are allowed to make a copy > of a CD and give this to your friend if you do not take money from it > and this is done only a small number of times. > > This is how the current law in Norway and as far as I know the rest > of Europe, except for Denmark. There it is explicetly forbidden to > make private digital copying in general (with all the new criminals > this creates). > > This is analog for all copyright material as far as I can see. > > -Frode
In the UK, you are not allowed to copy music and give it to your friends. You are not even technically allowed to lend the original to your friends either. Most works come with a standard notice along the lines of "This may not be lent, hired, copied or exhibited in public without the express written consent of the publisher etc.etc." These rules are, of course, flouted, but small-scale non-profit instances would usually be overlooked. When it comes to software, most licence agreements state that you are allowed to make backup copies for your own use (indeed most software publishers recommend this). I don't know whether there is a specific law or not. Books and printed matter may not be copied or reproduced in any manner whatsoever except for educational or review purposes. -- Andrew Gallagher http://members.tripod.com/~AndrewGallagher/id.html
