[OT] [wildly OT, in fact] Re: Finding a new project leader
[OT] [wildly OT, in fact] Re: Finding a new project leader
- Subject: [OT] [wildly OT, in fact] Re: Finding a new project leader
- From: Jeff Harrell <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 02:07:40 -0500
Actually, the law in the US and the various countries signatory to the
Berne Convention is very specific. It is lawful to make copies for
individual personal use under very specific circumstances. It's lawful
to record a TV show to watch it later, for example. It's also lawful to
make a copy of a CD to carry with you in your car.
But the instant you give, sell, or otherwise assign a copy of a
copyrighted work to another person, you've broken the law, and can be
sued for civil damages. If you do it in sufficient volume--I believe
the statutory limit is infringement in the value of $1000 over a period
of 180 days--it's a felony punishable by a fine, prison time, or both.
Copyright infringement is very serious business. And, as I said, it
sounded to me like this individual was soliciting someone to take over
development of a tool for that express purpose.
(This will be my last post on the subject to the list. I've said my
piece. Further replies will be off-list only.)
On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 01:37 AM, Lloyd Dupont wrote:
ah... oh...... I see, I missed the point, sorry.
hmm, well.
BTW, according from what I've last read and understood, although I
didn't pay a lot of attention, music sharing from user to user is
legal.
And if you say the opposite there is one thing I will absolutely stand
for, the legality or not of such activity between owners of the files
is yet to decide, but meanwhile legal (and probably thereafter > too,...)
Or so I believe .....
Napster was judged illegal, but you had a central server. KaZaa and
consort have no central server and believe they are about to be
approved !
On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 04:27 PM, Jeff Harrell wrote:
On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 01:18 AM, Lloyd Dupont wrote:
or haven't you understand a thing of what the guy was asking ?
It's entirely possible that I misunderstood. If so, everybody make
fun of me for the next five minutes. But from my chair, it sounded
like he was asking for somebody to finish a music piracy tool. It was
that bit about "easily download mp3's on the mac" that gave me that
idea. Downloading copyrighted music is, of course, both illegal and
immoral.
I'm not flaming anybody. I just thought the guy might like to know
how his message came across, and would appreciate the opportunity to
clarify it if he so desired. In point of fact, I *meant* to reply
only to him privately, but blah blah stupid "reply all" button blah
blah. So apologies all around.
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