From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c42dbf68f5320193 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-10 20:26:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CDC8F3F.16D71C00@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: More on copyright References: <3CDAA2DA.4526E848@san.rr.com> <5ee5b646.0205100932.279fb402@posting.google.com> <3CDC0FB7.8A1793BD@acm.org> <3CDC1BA0.4010102@mail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 03:26:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.184.110.37 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1021087569 63.184.110.37 (Fri, 10 May 2002 20:26:09 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 20:26:09 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23880 Date: 2002-05-11T03:26:09+00:00 List-Id: Hyman Rosen wrote: > > Jeffrey Carter wrote: > > But if I take my legal copy of Titanic and create a version > > with Jar Jar Binks edited out for my personal enjoyment, > > that's clearly fair use. > > Not clear at all. The right of individuals to make copies of copyrighted material for their own personal non-commercial use has been established by the courts as fair use. Some examples include recording TV shows and backing up software. -- Jeff Carter "I blow my nose on you." Monty Python & the Holy Grail