somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 11/3/01 5:33 AM, the entity known
as Lui Frimmel transmitted the following from luifri_at_atnet.at:
>
> At 22:16 02.11.01 -0500, you wrote:
>> PLEASE check your lawbooks. AFAIK, "Fair Use" does NOT permit you to
>> make a copy of a book! If you check the copyright notice, most
>> (modern) notices specificy mention that no copy can be made,
>> including and electronic retrieval system, etc. etc.
>
> Different countries, different laws.
>
> At least in most parts of the EU a private safety copy is allowed - and we
> pay for this right the moment we buy scanners, copiers, audio equipment etc.
>
> Hollywood learned it the hard way - the crack of their DVD copy protection
> system is not illegal because its the only way to do a safety copy.
>
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.
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