RE: [dvd-discuss] Slightly OT - Japanese copyrights

[Noah silva <nsilva(at)atari-source.com>]

ok I meant: I own that COPY, but not the copyright, my bad ;)

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Ballowe, Charles wrote:

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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Noah silva [mailto:nsilva@atari-source.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:50 AM
> > To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> > Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Slightly OT - Japanese copyrights
> > 
> > If I sold the CD I am still "distributing" it, and surely 
> > that is legal.
> > what's the difference to sell the MD?  I have one license to it, and I
>                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > sold it.  I own that license, if they stop me from selling 
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > it, isn't that like them stealing it from me?
> 
> This seems like a bad thing to be saying -- we don't want the 
> copyright mafia to start licensing all content that we buy copies
> of. We want to own our copies and be allowed to do with them as 
> we please (and if i'm speaking for my self let me know). You own
> one copy, first sale says you may transfer that one copy to someone
> else, fair use says you may space shift it for personal use.
> 
> I see nothing wrong with the selling of your MD, but then again
> I'm not a court.

I am pretty sure you're right though.  The only problem would be proving
that you did in fact own the copy if it was challenged and your CD and
receipt were burned.  I suppose everyone tracking you by credit card can
be usefull now and again ;)

 -- noah silva 

> 
> -Charlie
>