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Archive for February 2006
Copyright Issues with new DVDs
It could end up being very difficult to tell if the new DVDs will actually play on your equipment…
Read more Feb 16, 2006 11:32 UTC
RIAA says backups not Fair Use
As part of the every three-year review of the DMCA, the Recording Industry Association of America is now arguing that consumers do not have the right to make backups from their CDs as part of fair use, saying that CDs are not “unusually subject to damage” and “replacements are readily available at affordable prices”, and that high CD sales volumes indicate consumers are well served.
Read ars technica’s scathing comments here
Feb 14, 2006 23:28 UTC
