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Join Date: May 2004
 
2005-01-22, 14:13

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Originally Posted by Fangorn
U.S. law says it is theft.
According to US law it would be copyright infringement, not theft.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fangorn
But the actual legal standing is a matter of fact, not opinion.
Fair use is almost entirely based on court opinion and precedent.

When it's a discussion of checking out material from a library for personal use and copying it for personal use, it solidly falls under the fair use/infringement decision and, therefore, the legal standing is solidly a matter of opinion, not fact. The law, 17 USC 107, is specifically worded to leave it up to the opinion of the court.

Last edited by autodata : 2005-01-22 at 14:48.
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