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Originally Posted by DarkScribe
People who rip CDs and DVDs are legally obligated to keep the original, it is up to them whether they do or not.
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Do you know of an actual legal ruling establishing this, or are you just assuming that's the case because it makes sense?
It does make sense; that has no bearing whatsoever on the law.
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No law or penalty can be based on the presumption that people will act in a criminal manner,
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Except for protest zones around political events, perhaps. And curfews. And the TSA's restrictions on airline travel.
There are rather a lot of laws and penalties that are based on the presumption that people will become criminals if given the opportunity.
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If you give the original away then you will be in breach of copyright.
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Copyright law has no specific exemption (in the US or UK; less sure about other places) for personal copies for noncommercial use. If you make a copy, you are potentially in breach of copyright. Keeping or removing the original doesn't change the act of making the copy.
If you lose it you won't, the licence is still yours, it can only pass to another if you give it or sell it. If I lose or have my car stolen, it is still mine, the person who stole it or found it does not have title.
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We had a case that made news here recently - a woman who made a dress for her daughter based on an expensive designer dress that she saw in a magazine. She received a small fine. I think that the Magistrate was reluctant to even go that far but had to follow the law.
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Clothing is a whole different mess, not covered by copyright. Can potentially hit trademark rules.