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Originally Posted by ApK
In one notable decision from each, the 5th circuit court seems to agree with you and the 9th seems to disagree.
By the way, this specific issue is currently under review by the US copyright office for possibly being added as a class of exempted works.
There were a series of hearings over the last month with various civil libertarians speaking for this exemption, and several content-producer's lawyers arguing against it.
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/hearin...nda/index.html
Here's rooting for class 10B!
ApK |
ApK thank you and yep here's to common bloody sense prevailing!!!!
(Although life experience suggests that 'common' sense isn't that common)
"10B. Legally acquired digital media (motion pictures, sound recordings, and e-books) for personal use and for the purposes of making back-up copies, format shifting, access, and transfer."