From: "Rich" 

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   I'm commenting only on what I saw claimed in one of the articles on =
the Zune.  This may not have anything to do with the real world.

Rich

  "Geo"  wrote in message
news:4513b783$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Ok so you see it as a contractual issue not a fair use? I can't =
imagine that somehow MS has managed to secure these contracts with every =
music producer on earth?

  Geo.
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:45136abc{at}w3.nls.net...
       If I ignore the bullshit here and reply in regard to what I saw =
claimed in one of the press articles about the Zune it won't please the =
folks looking for reasons to whine and complain.  I may as well.  The =
article I read described how a user can share a piece of music he =
purchased with others so that the others get limited trial version.  If =
this is the case they the issue is entirely a contractual issue with the =
music providers.

       Sharing other files would be interesting but I suspect opens the =
door to claims of infringment unless some court has ruled that you are =
allowed to share whole works.  I have no memory of this.

    Rich
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   I'm
commenting only on =
what I saw=20
claimed in one of the articles on the Zune.  This may not have =
anything to=20
do with the real world.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:4513b783$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Ok so you see it as a contractual =
issue not a=20
  fair use? I can't imagine that somehow MS has managed to secure these=20
  contracts with every music producer on earth?
   
  Geo.
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:45136abc{at}w3.nls.net...
       If I
ignore the =
bullshit here and=20
    reply in regard to what I saw claimed in one of the press articles =
about the=20
    Zune it won't please the folks looking for reasons to whine and=20
    complain.  I may as well.  The article I read described =
how a user=20
    can share a piece of music he purchased with others so that the =
others get=20
    limited trial version.  If this is the case they the issue is =
entirely=20
    a contractual issue with the music providers.
     
      
Sharing other files =
would be=20
    interesting but I suspect opens the door to claims of infringment =
unless=20
    some court has ruled that you are allowed to share whole =
works.  I have=20
    no memory of this.
     
    Rich

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