Gary Hedlin wrote:
> Andy, you couldnt be more wrong.
Precedent and copyright law says otherwise.
> When you purchase any copyrighted material, you do have the right to make a
> personal copy.
Yep - as long as YOU make the copy. You can't scan someone else's '99
FSM and send it to me as "my" backup.
> As long as you don't sell it.
Correction - as long as you don't *distribute* it, per the notice in the
FSM.
> Also, if someone does sell
> their origional copy, legaly they must destroy their backup copy.
No argument there - but how many people really do?
> Even Dahmler-Chrysler can be wrong. Their lawyers write them, puting the
> wording in their favor. I'm sure any good lawyer can pick it apart. It's
> all about wording.
Except that nearly every copyrighted work in the US has almost this
exact statement in it, and I'm sure it's been "tested" in court - and
the challenger lost. I'm also sure that DaimlerChrysler can put
together a far better team of lawyers to review and defend this than you
can hire.
I'm done with this discussion.
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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