Re: Finally, MS is doing the right thing about Piracy

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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:43:31 +0100, Alias wrote:

You're not getting the point. Fair use is fair use is fair use.

You guys may be arguing different concepts of fair use. Europe's laws tend
to favor the consumer more than in the corporatist US, and their concept
of fair use is broader.

Having said that, fair use of commercial copyrighted products should not
include broadcasting it to the whole world. That's what copyright is, a
right to copy for use by others. IMO that is a fair restriction and the
ONLY one that should be allowed under the law. Arbitrary licensing
restrictions and the use of technical means to limit use of the product
should both be illegal.



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