somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 11/4/01 8:15 PM, the entity known
as DON transmitted the following from don_at_dcphotos.com:
>
>> And generally, 'fair use' is applied to copies that will be made public. If
>> my paperback copy of LOTR gets burned in a fire, I'm pretty sure I've got a
>> right to have a "backup" copy, just like any other information. I *think*
>> the laws are probably behind the times on this because, even now, to get an
>> electronic copy of a book, you really have to unbind it -- thus effectively
>> destroying the original.
>>
>> But then, I'm not a lawyer...
>>
>> - Eric.
> Fair Use MAY permit YOU to make YOURSELF a copy, not someone else suppling
> the world with a "backup" copy.
Where the labor comes from to produce the copy is immaterial. Either
possession of a backup copy is permissible or it isn't.
- Eric.
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