Re: Let's create an OFFICIAL A2 Library!

["Arkain" <rwking@no.usa.spam.net>]

Sounds screwy, but it could be done, and it wouldn't violate the DCMA from
what I read. The catch would be that:

    1) The emulator shouldn't be able to modify the images, and
    2) The emulator shouldn't be able to save a copy of the images to a
local drive

That would require that the site somehow allowed a streaming connection to
the online copy. Difficult, but not impossible.

Arkain


Liam Busey <buseyl@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Frank Townsend wrote:
> >
> > No so fast.
> >
> > The section says that works in digital format may not be made available
to
> > the public outside the premises of the library.  In other words, library
> > patrons are not permitted to take a copy home.
> >
> > Read this for an explanation
http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/primer.html
>
> What if the library were a web site and the Apple 2 a custom emulator?
> The library would need a license for each piece software available for
> loaning. Once a user has selected software to borrow it would be removed
> from the catalog. The software would then be loaded directly into the
> emulator's memory from the website. Should the user ever stray from the
> website the emulator's memory would be flushed and the borrowed software
> would be available again.
>
>
> Liam Busey