[iBook] Re: Used Software/Piracy?

[Angus Wallace]

It depends where you live. Many cds now include copy protection that 
tries to prevent you making duplicate copies (even for personal use). 
If you're lucky enough to live in the USA, then (my understanding is 
that) it's illegal for you to

a) circumvent this copy protection
b) attempt to circumvent this copy protection
c) write software that could be used to circumvent this copy 
protection, even if that's not the primary (or intended) function of 
the software

This is part of the draconian legislation included in the Digital 
Millenium Copyright Act (DCMA). There's lots of info about it on the 
net.

If you feel this is ridiculous, why not write to your local member of 
parliament/congress (whatever it's called over there)?

HTH,
-Angus

On 23/01/2005, at 1:23 PM, Jay Hill wrote:

> I've heard it is legal to rip cds that you own and use them in an mp3
> player.  If that is true, I don't suppose downloading replacement mp3 
> for
> damaged cds would be a problem as long as you didn't share them with 
> other
> kazaa users.
>>
>> Here's a question a student posed last year:
>>
>> I own a CD which has become scratched and is now unplayable. Am I 
>> breaking
>> the law if I download the mp3s with Kazaa?
>>
>> Interesting question, isn't it?
>>
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