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Old 09-25-2008, 03:36 PM   #48
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The RIAA and various courts disagree. When you copy something from one format to another, verbatim, the fair use doctrine does not apply. Many cases have held that whatever fair use is, a full and complete copy cannot be fair use.
The RIAA can say anything they want, but it doesn't matter. Only the courts decision matters. Also, the amount of the work copied is only one of the tests for fair use. There are lots of things that are still fair use even though they make a complete copy.
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