You know, there is a section called the "fair use" clause in the U.S. Copyright Act that does allow you to legally reproduce materials for just such a purpose.
Unless, of course, you're talking about printing a picture off of the Internet. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the biggest dose of right-wing bullshit that freedom of expression has ever been dealt, specifically forbids you to copy anything copyrighted that was obtained in any digital form. Ever. Fun fun!
I would almost read this to see if this guy is making a point, but the fact that this person managed to quote someone as dumbfoundingly, arrogantly, speciously liberal as Ani DiFranco has dissuaded me.
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New printers? What are those?
I'm still using the HP LaserJet Series II I got around 10 years ago.
Asking for such a ridiculous sum of money is just begging for the courts not to take it seriously.
You know, there is a section called the "fair use" clause in the U.S. Copyright Act that does allow you to legally reproduce materials for just such a purpose. Unless, of course, you're talking about printing a picture off of the Internet. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the biggest dose of right-wing bullshit that freedom of expression has ever been dealt, specifically forbids you to copy anything copyrighted that was obtained in any digital form. Ever. Fun fun!
I would almost read this to see if this guy is making a point, but the fact that this person managed to quote someone as dumbfoundingly, arrogantly, speciously liberal as Ani DiFranco has dissuaded me.