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[dvd-discuss] Interesting 1st sale-shrinkwrap-EULA-(c) infringementcase
- To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Subject: [dvd-discuss] Interesting 1st sale-shrinkwrap-EULA-(c) infringementcase
- From: John Schulien <jms(at)johns.cc.uic.edu>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:16:05 -0600
- Reply-To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Sender: owner-dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
> Renting ISN'T legal. Doesn't matter if you're
> the copyright holder or not, Congress has passed
> a law saying that rental of computer programs and
> phonorecords is strictly prohibited.
Um, I don't think this is correct. 17 USC
109(b)(1)(A) forbids the lending of computer
programs "unless authorized by the ... owner
of copyright"
I don't see any blanket prohibition.