[GNUz] copyright item on RNZ

[Yuri de Groot]

Tim, the points you raise should be put into a submission to the select 
committee looking into copyright laws.
Posting on a GNU discussion list is preaching to the converted.
I wholeheartedly agree with your points though.

Yuri

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 02:41, Timothy Musson wrote:
> InfoHelp, 2004-07-16 10:48:01:
> > Timothy Musson wrote:
> > >InfoHelp, 2004-07-15 11:10:02:
> > > > another RNZ (FM101) discussion on copyright this hour
> >
> > Interesting re music was that the distributors & the technology
> > suppliers were working together (or against each other?) on this.
> > Meaning there'd either be disabling digital stamps to look forward to,
> > or no possibility of them at all.
>
> Thanks for the summary, Rik.
>
> Here's a wee ranty bit...
> (Something to do with it being Friday night :)
>
> Here's why I think it's important for format shifting to count as a fair
> use.
>
> There's nothing ethically wrong with buying a music CD, for example, and
> taping it so you can listen to it in the car. It's just nuts that anyone
> in NZ who does that right now can potentially be sued for copyright
> infringement (..."piracy", to use the propaganda word). The RIANZ says
> it doesn't hassle people about that kind of infrigement, but that
> doesn't alter the stupidity of the situation.
>
> There's another reason it matters: it affects anyone who doesn't want to
> use proprietary software. Because as long as format shifting for
> personal use counts as copyright infringement, the Recording Industry
> (et al.) can argue that circumvention software has no legitimate use,
> and should therefore be banned.
>
> But circumvention software will exist as long as people can freely share
> information and create software. And those are the things the recording
> industry and friends will target before they're done.
>
> > PS liked your sig, & will look into it too.
>
> Hmmm! I guess I should advertise it a bit more often, then :)
> I signed up for "associate membership" in June last year, after Chris
> Sawtell (I think it was) mentioned it on the CLUG list.