Monday, March 01, 2004
Protect Fair Use
March 1st - 5th is "Protect Fair Use" week.
"For decades, we've all enjoyed the benefits of fair use -- the right under Copyright law to make back-up copies of copyrighted works we own. We've copied our music onto cassette, movies onto VHS tape, and pages of books onto copier paper. But now, our right to make legal back-up copies of DVDs we own is in jeopardy.
Hollywood has labeled you a pirate for backing up your own DVDs. And, now, they've spent a fortune convincing the Court that 321 Studios shouldn't be allowed to sell you the software to do it. We're committed to fighting back, but we need your help."
Go to the Protect Fair Use.org site to see what you can do to protect your rights.
For more information see:
• Slashdot (4-23-02) - 321 Studios Plays It Safe Against the DMCA• EFF - 321 Studios Counts Down for Fair Use Right
• St. Louis Business Journal - 321 Studios urges consumers to protest court ruling
• PC World - Court Rejects Ban on DVD Copying Code
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Shutting down 321 Studios will do little to stop piracy. As long as VHS is still out and as long as there is DVD editing software, any idiot can copy from a VHS to a DVD.
The war on piracy is far from over. One half of the US population is believed to own pirated movies and music. How are you going to throw half the country in jail for owning pirated movies.
Posted by: RJ | Oct 14, 2004 7:42:51 AM