Yule Ritual

M Holmes fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK
Mon Dec 23 10:07:29 EST 2002


Jerry Guizar writes:

> From: "M Holmes" <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
>
> > Andrew Garibaldi writes:
> >
> > > Well - if ya want to be "picky", it's illegal to do CDR copies of
> anything
> > > that is legal copyrighted product, especially if it's still in print.
> >
> > That's not my understanding. For example it was legal to make a tape of
> > an LP you owned for use in your car. It's also legal to make backups of
> > things you've bought legally so long as you don't let anyone else use
> > those backups.
>
>    I thought he was talking about the paragraph below. The part about
> making a backup ("copy") for someone else (from your CD).

For someone else who has already legally bought the CD. In that regard
they're entitled to a backup. The issue is whether it's legal for
someone else to help them make one.

FoFP



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