"Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3D0A9FE8.1090406@yahoo.com...
>
> 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.
WRONG- As long as the person making the copy does not make a copy for
himself.
>
> > As long as you don't sell it.
>
> Correction - as long as you don't *distribute* it, per the notice in the
> FSM.
AGREED
>
> > Also, if someone does sell
> > their origional copy, legaly they must destroy their backup copy.
>
> No argument there - but how many people really do?
AGREED
>
>
> > 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.
Got some rulings to back that up? I would like to see them.
>
> I'm done with this discussion.
>
WRONG- You've got a lot of work to do to defend yourself.
> --
> -andy
> andylevy@yahoo.com
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> '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
>
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