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Re: "Understanding the Apple II" as PDF - who can host?
- Subject: Re: "Understanding the Apple II" as PDF - who can host?
- From: "mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>
- Date: 30 May 2006 18:08:12 -0700
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Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> I understand that the US legislature is now considering modifications to
> copyright law to cover cases of "orphan works", where the owner of the
> copyright cannot be located. Perhaps something sensible will soon be
> done.
We can hope... In Australia the Copyright Act hasn't been updated since
1968. Yes, 1968. The only fair use clause we have is for educational
purposes. This means that things like making copies of audio media,
computer media, et al is actually illegal under Australian Copyright
Law. Strictly speaking, you can only legally use audio on an iPod that
has been specifically licensed to allow such things.
Fortunately we're getting updates soon as well, but I don't think it
will cover orphaned works. I suppose we'll just continue to do what we
do now: Defer to the Copyright Act of the country of origin when
determining what we can reasonably do with material.
Matt