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08-08-2006, 04:46 AM | #1 |
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Copyright Violation
Why is it legal for Circuit city to do this, but not for me?
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08-08-2006, 05:20 AM | #2 |
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A question soon to be asked in a courtroom near you, no doubt.
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08-08-2006, 08:28 AM | #3 |
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"transfer must be made from an original copy of your DVD collection"
ha ha ha . . . some poor fool thought that would actually make a difference!
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08-12-2006, 08:54 PM | #4 |
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They actually expect people to pay $10 for one copy?
Might as well buy another copy from the store...aaaahhhhhh, I see
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08-24-2006, 05:48 AM | #5 |
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Key word is transfer, not backup (or duplicate or copy). I bet there are plenty who don't know how to get a DVD video on their video capable iPod.
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08-24-2006, 09:13 AM | #6 | |
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08-24-2006, 11:17 AM | #7 | |
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The way I understand it is that it works like this. If you buy a "song", you can transfer that song onto any and all other media. If you transfer ownership of the original medium to someone else, you must destroy ALL copies that you made, in ALL media. So, I can buy the vinyl, copy it onto a cassette, reel-to-reel, and into my comuter, and burn a CD and put it onto my MP3 player - but if I seel the vinyl, I have to erase or destroy all the other copies I have.
This old article is all I could find, quickly, that supports my understanding. Quote:
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08-24-2006, 11:28 AM | #8 |
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Well put, Spexx.
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08-24-2006, 12:54 PM | #9 |
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Does anyone else think it's an odd business tactic to sue the crap out of your customer base?
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08-24-2006, 06:25 PM | #10 |
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Au Contraire, my guess is that the MPAA will also go this route....
as a side note...... most of the most popular p2p sites/networks target by the RIAA had a substanstial body of work *not* covered by RIAA copywrite.
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08-24-2006, 07:17 PM | #11 | |
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08-24-2006, 08:01 PM | #12 |
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They're nothing but a bunch of goddamn extortionists.
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08-24-2006, 08:19 PM | #13 |
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If I'm a musician, how the hell is the guy who downloads my song for free my "customer base"? That's a red herring if ever I've heard one. He doesn't become my "customer base" until and unless he actually pays me for something. You know. Like a customer does.
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08-25-2006, 02:44 AM | #14 |
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Depends on what the return is. If 100 people know your music and 50 of them buy you've sold 50 copies. If it gets out on P2P and 500 people here it and you get 51 sales... What I'm saying is there are a lot of bands who want their stuff to be heard; a certain % will buy if they like.
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08-25-2006, 10:55 AM | #15 |
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huzzah for those bands. that still doesn't make the guy who downloads it for free my customer.
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