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Old 07-21-2012, 02:19 PM  
gideongallery
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Hammer View Post
There is no "fair use" when you are making money off of others copywritten work.

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vcr sold for 1k each (timeshifting)

diamond rio sold for $32 (format shifting)


both made money from the "unauthorized" use of copy written work

and both fair uses were ultimately established by the courts

If that was actually the rule neither of those things would have happened,.


the courts explicitly prove you wrong.
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