From: "Geo" 

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There is no law that says I can't have a friend format shift for me. =
There is no law that says it's "pirating" if we both already paid
for = copies. For that matter, there is nothing that says a copy of
something = in the virtual cyberspace realm is even considered to be in
tangible = form. Heck even the DMCA wouldn't apply to me if I downloaded an
= unprotected copy of a protected work I already owned because I wasn't =
the one who deprotected it.

As for your second statement, if I own a DVD I AM entitied to do with it =
as I wish with the simple restrictions emposed on me by copyright law. =
That's the whole basis of copyrights (restricting my entitlement to my =
paid for copy) and why copyrights exist at all so I've no idea where you =
get off saying this isn't so. You must not understand copyright law very =
well..

Geo.
  "Rich"  wrote in message news:43527e10{at}w3.nls.net...
     You can claim anything is defendable in court.  That doesn't make =
it so.  There is a difference between you format shifting a copy of = media
you own and trading pirated copies.

     Then you continue into how you are entitled to do as you wish.  You =
have made this clear which is why I brought it up.  It comes across in =
almost everything you write on electronic media and pirating.

  Rich


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There is no law that says I can't have =
a friend=20
format shift for me. There is no law that says it's "pirating" =
if we both=20
already paid for copies. For that matter, there is nothing that says a = copy of=20
something in the virtual cyberspace realm is even considered to be in = tangible=20
form. Heck even the DMCA wouldn't apply to me if I downloaded an = unprotected=20
copy of a protected work I already owned because I wasn't the one who=20
deprotected it.
 
As for your second statement, if I own =
a DVD I AM=20
entitied to do with it as I wish with the simple restrictions emposed on = me by=20
copyright law. That's the whole basis of copyrights (restricting my = entitlement=20
to my paid for copy) and why copyrights exist at all so I've no =
idea where=20
you get off saying this isn't so. You must not understand copyright law = very=20
well..
 
Geo.

  "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:43527e10{at}w3.nls.net...
     You can
claim anything =
is defendable=20
  in court.  That doesn't make it so.  There is a difference =
between=20
  you format shifting a copy of media you own and trading pirated=20
  copies.
   
     Then
you continue into =
how you are=20
  entitled to do as you wish.  You have made this clear which is =
why I=20
  brought it up.  It comes across in almost everything you write on =

  electronic media and pirating.
   
  Rich
   
   

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