Re: The Seven Types Of Pirate
Kirk McElhearn <[email protected]>
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On Oct 19, 2010, at 2:24 AM, joseph harris wrote:
> From: "Kirk McElhearn"
> <snip>
>>
>> Actually, that's not true. Copyright law expressly allows an individual to make a copy of something they own for their own use.
>
> Kirk,
>
> Some argue that case law permits it, but I really am foxed by the idea that copyright law itself does.
Fair use:
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
>
>>
>> I'll give you an example. You can translate a book, even if it's not in the public domain, as long as it's for personal use and is not shared or sold. You could make an audiobook as well. This is a standard, well recognized principle of copyright. However, once you share it or make financial gain, then you're in violation.
>>
>
> I don't recognise this. A translation is not a copy, but a subsidiary right, as is audio. I'd really like to know your references for what you state. Financial gain surely relates to compensation issues. There is a lot more that is copyright than published material.
Fair use again.
Kirk
*Author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ*
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