Re: Notice of REMOVAL-- saving KF

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             "Ratte" <not@available.com> schrieb:

> There are a number of very special situations where in the past copyright
> infringments have been tolerated, notably in educational institutions. From
> my understanding these issues are dealt with in national law.  ...

Yes, I believe it must (should) be locally defined. In the U.S. there is a whole
 chapter of the copyright law which exempts
educational institutions from certain violations, IIRC.

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.    I can only
> speak for "my" country where every owner of a copy machine or buyer of blank
> video tapes has to pay a tax for something as weird (but likely) as
> expected/assumed copyright infringment. Even in the case where the owner has
> proof he/she will not duplicate protected work. YMMV.


My preference would be for exemption, rather than a "turley tax" :o)
Reformation of a violator tends to be easier
than repealing a tax, at least in the U.S.  :o)

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Eric  <chippys@earthlink.net>
      <habanero@delphi.com>