it's ok Sebastian, i'll counteract your possibly incriminating statement with my own one that seems to be much more topical:<div><br></div><div>Ryan Giggs had an extra-marital affair with Imogen Thomas #nastyinthepasty<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 June 2011 20:45, Sebastian Arcus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk">shop@open-t.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
It's a bit strange. I was under the impression that making one back-up copy of the original disc in order to avoid loosing the software/data in case the disc gets damaged came under fair use, or some such sort, and was legal. At least for software. It must have been somebody's opinion then I've heard/read/remembered, not any legal precedent/fact. Or maybe they were referring to another country?<br>
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In any event, I believe there is a point where one has to take decisions according to their conscience and ethics - if the law is wrong. Otherwise unjust rules and regulations along the history would have lasted forever, if nobody challenged them. And even in the context of copyright law as it currently stands, I believe forbidding copies for the purpose of backup is wrong and unjust. And that's where I draw my own line.<br>
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P.S. - If I don't attend the next LUG meeting, I am probably somewhere in the underground holding cell of the copyright secret police, being tortured for my rebellion against the regime :-)<div><div></div><div class="h5">
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On 04/06/11 16:28, Michael Dorrington wrote:<br>
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On 03/06/11 12:35, Graeme Dyas wrote:<br>
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If I recall correctly backing up a DVD is not illegal hoever<br>
decrypting/breaking the copy protection is.<br>
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Copyright basic facts (pdf 1.34Mb)<br>
<<a href="http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-basicfacts.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-basicfacts.pdf</a>>:<br>
"But if I’ve bought something, can’t I use it however I like?<br>
Just buying a book, CD, video or computer program does not give you the<br>
right to make copies (even for private use) ..."<br>
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Though, the decriminalising of this might be on its way:<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13429217" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13429217</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview" target="_blank">http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview</a><br>
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