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Old 01-18-2012, 12:06 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by Barnes View Post
Your fair use comment earlier is interesting. Fair use doesn't give you the right to use copyrighted material (it's still copyrighted), it allows you to defend yourself against copyright claims.
That and lack of due process allows for abuse of the DMCA to scare fair use users into backing off just because they can't take on the 8,000lb gorilla.

And Canada's proposed legislation is even worse, fair use is basically meaningless, because the use might be fair but breaking a digital lock to get at the stuff to use is still illegal.
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