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Cretaceous Bob · 06-30-2009, 01:33 PM

Also, every US law you quoted did not address the subject of copying art for personal use. One addressed DRM, and the other only applied to software and did not criminalize anything unrelated to software.

This law doesn't explicitly apply to digital devices, but it shows an intent to protect copies of art for personal use:

Audio Home Recording Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Act also includes blanket protection from infringement actions for private, non-commercial analog audio copying, and for digital audio copies made with digital audio recording devices." <- (that's quoting Wikipedia; it is an accurate summary)

In a case involving the RIAA, a judge wrote, referring to this act: "In fact, the Rio's operation is entirely consistent with the Act's main purpose - the facilitation of personal use. As the Senate Report explains, "[t]he purpose of [the Act] is to ensure the right of consumers to make analog or digital audio recordings of copyrighted music for their private, noncommercial use.""

Edit: Oh yeah, here's a full link to the ruling:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright...0_F3d_1072.htm

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Cretaceous Bob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,554	Also, every US law you quoted did not address the subject of copying art for personal use. One addressed DRM, and the other only applied to software and did not criminalize anything unrelated to software. This law doesn't explicitly apply to digital devices, but it shows an intent to protect copies of art for personal use: Audio Home Recording Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "The Act also includes blanket protection from infringement actions for private, non-commercial analog audio copying, and for digital audio copies made with digital audio recording devices." <- (that's quoting Wikipedia; it is an accurate summary) In a case involving the RIAA, a judge wrote, referring to this act: "In fact, the Rio's operation is entirely consistent with the Act's main purpose - the facilitation of personal use. As the Senate Report explains, "[t]he purpose of [the Act] is to ensure the right of consumers to make analog or digital audio recordings of copyrighted music for their private, noncommercial use."" Edit: Oh yeah, here's a full link to the ruling: http://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright...0_F3d_1072.htm __________________ Metalreview.com "Gather your strength, don't be afraid. Far beyond the dark stream, we'll meet again. The longest journey of them all, has to be made all alone." Last edited by Cretaceous Bob; 06-30-2009 at 01:45 PM.
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