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Re: [dvd-discuss] dmca international?





Kurt Hockenbury wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Tom wrote:
>
> > the question may be where the voilation takes place. I think that's
> > pretty much an open question, at least one without consent.
> >
> > here's my simple try:
> >
> > - if I upload a copy of some commercial software to my web server,
> >   then I'm violating the (C) there and then. once.
>
> Maybe (space shifting software to your hard disk may or may not be legal).
> But what if instead of uploading, I mearly mount my legally-owned but (C)
> softare installation CD somewhere under my web server's document_root?
>
> Have I broken any laws?  I haven't copied anything, so I can't have broken
> copyright, right?

You are "offering to the public", aka "trafficking."

mickeym