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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
Quite interestingly, the Minister for Intellectual Property seeks our (and those from corporate stakeholders) comments on the following questions:
- What is meant by personal and private use?
- How many format shifts should be allowed?
- Would the exception apply to works created or purchased after the exception was introduced or would it be acceptable to format-shift back catalogs?
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That is
very interesting. Especially the part about back catalogs - it seems to me that those are the best target for format-shifting, as people are more likely to have old media that they want to update to new media for various reasons (new formats, new devices, things going out of print...)