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Old 12-10-2007, 09:58 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by DementedReality View Post
i am no lawyer, so i could be wrong. .... however, if prior to purchase you had to acknowledge you wouldnt copy it to any device, and you agreed to those terms, you should be bound by them.... if you dont agree, dont buy.... and i am not talking about legal or not, i am talking about contractual agreements...
Yes, but in this case, the terms of the agreement would themselves be illegal. Whether I agree to them or not is irrelevant, since it wouldn't be legal for the record companies to try to impose those terms as non-commercial format-shifting was ruled as being a right protected for consumers.
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