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Copyright Alliance Says Fair Use Not a Consumer Right

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the no-rights-make-a-wrong dept.

KingSkippus writes "In response to a complaint to the FCC filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) to change copyright warnings before movies and sporting events, Executive Director Patrick Ross of the Copyright Alliance tells us in an editorial that 'fair use is not a consumer right.' The Copyright Alliance is backed by such heavy-hitters as the MPAA, RIAA, Disney, Business Software Alliance, and perhaps most interestingly, Microsoft, who is also backing the CCIA's complaint."

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  1. Re:Actually fine... by PitaBred · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    s/renegade/renege

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  2. Re:Why isn't SCO in on this? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought Zed was dead. Does SCO==Zed?

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  3. I do wish people would get that right.. by rucs_hack · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The phrase is 'eat your cake and still have it'

    but so many people insist on saying it wrong that hardly anyone realises this is the right way.