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Old 01-17-2013, 06:23 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by GlennD View Post
That may have been true in the 80s. But, the Audio Home Recording Act in 1992 created an exemption for home taping. You are allowed to format shift audio recordings for personal use.
There is also a long standing precedent of archival copies of books, and backup copies of software both being fair use.

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How that affects (or doesn't) the ebooks that we all love has been a subject of much debate on these forums.
Indeed.
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