[Free-sklyarov-uk] Corrupt CD's - Time for another protest/leafleting session?

[Alistair Davidson]

Jason Clifford wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Alistair Davidson wrote:
> 
> 
>>I think we need to be very firm in making the general moral case that copying 
>>for personal use is justified, and that content protection will have a 
>>devestating affect on the public domain. The techinical and legal issues are 
>>theoretically solveable, even if they are easier to explain.
>>
> 
> I agree that there are limited moral justifications for copying in some 

> cases


I would put it a bit stronger than that, but then I'm one of those dangerous 
Free Software radical types ;)

> however a general case even just for personal use would be a lot 
> harder to put across


That doens't mean we shouldn't try. In fact, my point was that failing to put 
the point across could well be our undoing if the corporations successfully 
solve the technical issues, which is certainly not outside the bounds of 
possility, and we've only made the 'technical' case.

> and there would have to be a very significant change 
> in the base ideas of copyright law in England to bring it about.


Not entirely. Sampling for use by DJs is one example. Another is the 
replication of works whose copyright has lapsed due to time.

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Alistair Davidson
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