Much as I am loath to add aught to this thread, I should like to offer
my professional opinion for what it may be worth--to others at least, if
not to you.
I spent eight years as the director of a research library--a position
where I was in daily contact (and sometimes conflict) with copyright
laws. I have made great effort to keep up to date on the evolving
situation in international copyright law, attending numerous seminars on
the topic--some taught by representatives of the US Copyright Office. I
expect that I am as well versed in the topic as a non-lawer might be.
While I may have put his arguments differently, John is correct in all
of his interpretations of copyright law he has posted here of late.
Disney owns the copyright to the "information" on the videotapes, which
gives them the sole right to control _reproduction_ or _duplication_ of
that information. Anyone who legally obtains a licenced copy may
transfer that one copy by sale or any other means--and at any price.
While I appreciate how you might have come to your interpretation of the
legal warnings on copyrighted materials, the courts have a very much
narrower definition of "any other purposes" than you propose. As an
author of copyrighted works myself, such an interpretation might be
nice, but it is not supported by case law.
I do hope that between John's impassioned testimony, my comments, and
Disney Guest Relations statements (which I urge you to call for as John
suggested) we may put this thread to rest.
And let me know if you find any legal copies of "The Rescuers" for sale,
will you please?
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 (_)  Bruce (copyright expert) Metcalf
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