It was put into law many years ago. That is why some congresspeople want to change the dmca because it took away our fair use rights and some congresspeople want to restore those rights.
If it does not have a physical shape, then it has no value. You are just distributing binary numbers which make up the code that run computers. There is a huge difference between photocopying something and downloading. As long as I paid for the product in the first place, then I am free to use it in any matter I see fit.
It is not. It is permitted under the home audio recording act. I you did a little research, you would realize that. I live in the united states. As long as I do not resell it, it is legal. That is what fair use is.
The defenition of stealing is to take something away from you. If you still have the product, then how is that stealing? It is no different than making a tape of a cd and giving it to your friend, and last time I checked that was legal.
There is nothing wrong, immoral, or illegal about defending your rights. The money hungry corporations have been overcharging us for years. I cannot even count all the times i bought a disk only to like one song. The whole problem with copyrights, is that they are misused. The AA's like to make things scarce. Disney is the worst at this scheme of thinking. Buy Beauty and the Beast now for a limited time, and then it goes back in the vault for 50 years. Am I the only person who has a problem with this. I say we fight back with our wallets. It is the people with all the money, that say it is illegal. According to the fair use act, If I bought something, I could do anything with it. I could even make a copy and give it to a friend. What is the difference? We should be allowed to copy dvd's for personal use just like videotapes as long as we do not sell the product. The AA's do not like this and are trying to take our rights away.
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It was put into law many years ago. That is why some congresspeople want to change the dmca because it took away our fair use rights and some congresspeople want to restore those rights.
If it does not have a physical shape, then it has no value. You are just distributing binary numbers which make up the code that run computers. There is a huge difference between photocopying something and downloading. As long as I paid for the product in the first place, then I am free to use it in any matter I see fit.
It is not. It is permitted under the home audio recording act. I you did a little research, you would realize that. I live in the united states. As long as I do not resell it, it is legal. That is what fair use is.
The defenition of stealing is to take something away from you. If you still have the product, then how is that stealing? It is no different than making a tape of a cd and giving it to your friend, and last time I checked that was legal.
There is nothing wrong, immoral, or illegal about defending your rights. The money hungry corporations have been overcharging us for years. I cannot even count all the times i bought a disk only to like one song. The whole problem with copyrights, is that they are misused. The AA's like to make things scarce. Disney is the worst at this scheme of thinking. Buy Beauty and the Beast now for a limited time, and then it goes back in the vault for 50 years. Am I the only person who has a problem with this. I say we fight back with our wallets. It is the people with all the money, that say it is illegal. According to the fair use act, If I bought something, I could do anything with it. I could even make a copy and give it to a friend. What is the difference? We should be allowed to copy dvd's for personal use just like videotapes as long as we do not sell the product. The AA's do not like this and are trying to take our rights away.