Thread: U.S publishers branching into malware?
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Old 05-30-2013, 09:32 AM   #44
John F
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
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All it takes is one case where a downloader can legitimately claim a fair use reason to download--or being in a country where it's legal (like visiting Canada and downloading texts that are in the public domain there but not in the US)--and they've got grounds for a whopping lawsuit against the publisher. ...
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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
Fair use is only valid if you've got the money to stand up for it in court and through multiple tiers of appeals, which 99% of Americans don't have. The other 1%... well, they have enough money to buy out Congress if they really wanted to.
Then problem solved: the 1% will buy out congress (pass a law that prohibits the behavior) or sue. Thank you 1%.
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