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Old 06-02-2012, 05:45 AM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by Smut View Post
If it's for commercial gain, it's not "Fair Use" any longer. It's infringement.
weird al proves that bullshit statement false

commercial gain does not automatically invalidate fair use the supreme court explictly said so.


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Plus, "Fair Use" only applies if it's a "Portion" of the work.
both timeshifting and format shifting prove this statement to be a bald face lie

Again the supreme court says so

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Anyone can bend the meaning of the law to their own will, but until you are a judge on a case, I don't believe you are qualified to publicly state what is or isn't the Law in any regard.
not me supreme court

and if you want to add canada supreme court

piracy tax turns piracy into a licensed transaction for any content which is entitled to claim a portion of the tax (valid contract = offer/acceptance/consideration)

and
violating geographic bans is legal because at the time of the infringement the content has a market value of zero (can not be bought).
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