Re: Stallman Admits to Copyright Infringement
16.05.2000 pisze Christoph Baumann (cgb@debian.org):
> On Tue, May 16, 2000 at 02:30:40AM -0700, Joseph Carter wrote:
> > Meaning that if you trade in illegal mp3s, don't come crying when the
> > Copyright holders sue. Thye have every right to sue under current laws,
> > and violating them in the name of civil disobedience won't get you squat
> > if they go after you for it.
> But RMSs statement was that he borrows CDs, tapes etc. to his friends,
> neighbours etc. . This is perfectly legal here in Germany. As long as you
> don't trade in a commercial way or put your mp3 files on a public server.
> The German law allows you for instance to burn your private "Best of" CD
> and give it as a gift to a friend.
This is perfectly legal in Poland, too.
> So I don't see that RMS infringes anything.
Agreed.
Jubal
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