[svlug] Re: [nylug-talk] Bunch of Cuckoo's FoilingNapsterUsers??

[Robert Hajime Lanning]

"in the public domain" was a bad choice of words.  sorry.

---- As written by Bill Jonas:
> 
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Robert Hajime Lanning wrote:
> 
> >There is no difference between these:
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> >The one actualy commiting the crime is the originator who places the file
> >in the public domain.
> 
> Suppose I own a legally-purchased, legally-licensed (ad nauseum) CD by
> <FavoriteBand>.  Further suppose that you also own that same CD, and
> that you've ripped an MP3 of it.  Now, fair use would dictate that I can
> legally obtain a copy of the MP3 from you, since I already "own" the CD
> (the copyright holder (the record label in the vast majority of
> cases) actually "owns" it, I just happen to own a physical,
> officially-sanctioned copy of it); it's no different than copying it to
> audio cassette tape, or making an audio cassette tape of a compilation
> of my favorite tunes.  If the transfer occurs through Napster (or any
> other file-sharing mechanism), where is the crime?  I still don't see
> it.
> 
> BTW, since "public domain" has a specific meaning WRT copyright, I
> suggest avoiding it unless you intend that meaning.  ITYM "offers the
> file for public download", since only the copyright holder of a work can
> place it in the public domain.
> 
> Bill
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> 
> 


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