MESSAGE
| DATE | 2003-02-26 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Congressman Weiner exposes true goals on fair use
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Yeah Well
This is the result of NY Fair USe letting down it's efforts and
Brett and Jay playing Whack the mole
We had a chance to show we were united and politcally storng,
but we there egos was more important than getting things done.
Ruben
On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 04:45:28PM -0500, Vin wrote:
>
> Has the Sony-Betamax case been reversed?
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1028-986143.html?tag=fd_top
>
> Under a 1997 law called the No Electronic Theft Act (NET Act), it is a federal
> crime to willfully share copies of copyrighted products such as software,
> movies or music with anyone if the value of the work exceeds $1,000 or if the
> person hopes to receive files in return. Violations are punishable by one
> year in prison, or if the value tops $2,500, "not more than five years" in
> prison.
>
> >So I can make copies of television programs on videotape,
> >or copies of music from LP records (remember them?) onto
> >cassette tapes (anyone remember 8-track?), and drive them
> >to my brother's house, and I'm OK according to the Sony
> >Betamax decision, yet if I own the entire collection of
> >Led Zeppelin LP records, but can't figure out the fstab
> >settings to get my damn CD-burner to work, I can't download
> >the same tracks that I already own on LP records from my
> >brother's computer using a p2p file sharing program?
> >This makes me a criminal?
>
> >Is this really where Congressman Weiner stands?
>
> On Wednesday, members of the committee expressed frustration that no criminal
> prosecutions had taken place yet and universities have not been sufficiently
> aggressive. "We are reaching the end of our ropes. There is a consensus that
> has emerged," said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. "Virtual unanimity should be a
> message to those testifying today that we are reaching a point at a
> bipartisan level that we want to stop this illegal activity."
>
> Vin.
>
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