Re: [SLUG] music without guilt - legally

From: steve (steve@itcom.net)
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 17:58:17 EDT


On Tuesday 29 July 2003 04:22 pm, you wrote:
> This post has also been written to SLUG-POL; if you wish to reply, I
> suggest we move over there.
>
> > The fair use law allows recording and sharing as long as you don't
> > charge for it.
>
> Hmmm, that's hard to believe. If I didn't charge for it, I could
> distribute a million copies of the latest hit CD? Sounds
> interesting--where can I read about that?

http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/24/1326224&mode=thread&tid=123&tid=126&tid=95&tid=99

Question #7

> > You can still burn a copy of your CD and give to me (at no charge).
>
> Again, hard to swallow. I notice that you're not using the phrase,
> "for personal use". Doesn't that come into play?

Yup, of course this is my understanding as a layman.

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