Re: [dvd-discuss] Draft of upcoming article

[Jolley <tjolley(at)swbell.net>]

How do you define "copyright infringement"?  I just read an article in
"Information Outlook" (a Special Library Association magazine) that
seems to define copyright infringement as reproducing a copyrighted work
by someone other than the copyright owner.  This includes reproductions
that are fair use.  The article didn't associate copyright infringement
as an illegal activity.  It could be legal.

The article did say that publishers are increasingly calling copyright
infringement "theft" or "piracy".  Perhaps these six words would be
better - "for purposes of theft or piracy" - however those are defined.

Richard Hartman wrote:
> 
> It might be nice to add on a section that covers the
> remedy suggested time and time again.  To "fix" the
> DMCA (or at least a 90% fix) would require the addition
> of five words: "for purposes of copyright infringement".
> 
> That is "No person shall circumvent a technological measure"
> should be "No person shall circumvent a technological measure
> for purposes of copyright infringement".
> 
> That, and the "trafficking" sections ... after all, if you
> can legitimately bypass a technological measure for fair
> use purposes, then the tools used to accomplish this must
> be available.
> 
> --
> -Richard M. Hartman
> hartman@onetouch.com
> 
> 186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Oram [mailto:andyo@oreilly.com]
> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 6:03 AM
> > To: dvd-discuss@lweb.law.harvard.edu
> > Subject: [dvd-discuss] Draft of upcoming article
> >
> >
> > Since I haven't been on this list very long, it may seem
> > presumptuous to post something for review. However, I got a
> > bit of help beforehand and have been following copyright
> > issues for a long time. If you have time, please take a look
> > at this article (which doesn't reflect the past 24 hours'
> > worth of news):
> >
> >     http://www.oreilly.com/~andyo/professional/ruling_2600.html
> >
> > I will probably publish it either in Web Review
> > (http://webreview.com/) or O'Reilly Network
> > (http://www.oreillynet.com/), but not for several
> > weeks. There's plenty of time for corrections.
> >
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