Re: No longer free to write your own software either

[Sandra Warnken <warnken@mother.com>]

I just heard an entertainment lawyer talking about music copyright.  she
said if you use due diligence to find a copyright owner and can't you can
use the music.  You must show that you made an effort to find the person.

Sandy


On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Byron Q. Desnoyers Winmill wrote:

> Frank Townsend <ftownsen@iamdigex.net> wrote:
> > Nope.
> 
> > There is no such thing as a copyright "personal use" exemption.
> 
> According to Canadian copyright law (at least Industry Canada's interpretation:
> http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/cp/cp_guide-e.html) there are "personal
> use" exemptions.  Also refer to: http://www.cpcc.ca/.  It should be noted that
> none of these exemptions apply to software, but they do exist.  These privileges
> exist just as much as our privilege to make backup copies of our software (even
> though the software industry denies us that privilege through licensing
> "agreements").
> 
> Americans should also note that the information at CPCC relates to a rather
> controversial law which does allow Canadians to "pirate" (certain?) music CDs
> and audio cassettes for personal use (yes, outright copying which is above the
> law).
> 
> Again, this does not apply to computer software, but it does outline exceptions
> to the rules.
> 
> Byron.
> 
>