Re: Asimov helps users and battles piracy!

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CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney) wrote....




>The law states that it is<BR>
>illegal to makes copies of copyrighted material.  This has nothing to<BR>
>do with whether the copyright owner or legal authorities object or not<BR>
>or whether anyone gets charged or not.  The law says it is illegal and<BR>
>you are bound by that law.  If you break that law then you can be<BR>
>brought to justice.<BR>
><BR>
>Whether you get brought to justice or not is another thing all<BR>
>together.  You are still breaking the law.  You might be getting away<BR>
>with it for now but it could catch up to you in the future.<BR>

Jeff,
A few questions for you about your everyday practices. 1. Do you own a VCR? If
you own a VCR, do you record TV shows? If you do, have you ever loaned that
tape to someone else to watch? If you answer yes to these questions, you have
broken the copyright laws. VCRs may only be used to record programs for your
own personal use. 2. Do you have access to a copy machine? Have you copied
materials out of a magazine or book and and given copies to others? If you
answer yes, you have in all likelyhood broken the copyright laws. Just some
points to consider... Not trying to call anyone a pirate, or a crook or a law
breaker....