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Old 01-10-2010, 06:55 PM   #396
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
The current law IS a compromise. Illegal copying is just that Illegal. It's defined by the law that we live under. Certain rights are provided by the copyright laws including fair use. Wholesale duplication of works is not legal except by contract with the copyright owner, in lieu of such contract it is illegal.
Regardless of the legalese, the means by which these contractual conditions were obtained was by circumventing the will of the people. When the voice of said people is incorporated into these currently one-sided contracts, then you will also have said people's support.

Until then, you will not...
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