Copyright Query -- English to Russian

[Michael Trittipo]

>>"I don't know why so many non-lawyer Americans focus on publication"
>Probably because we assume that what we do in the privacy of our homes with
>the text is of no concern to the government.

That may be, and I'm with you in principle.  I think the current
legislative and judicial climate is far too stingy about privacy.  But I'm
just a messenger, not a proponent of stricter enforcement (nor generally of
millicent micro-use licensing schemes, digitial anti-piracy measures,
etc.).  Certainly, the courts have not always been friendly on this score,
and legislatures can be more hostile.  And wisely or unwisely, copyright
law does not (outside of the now-codified Sony/Betamax area) recognize a
"private use" exception as such.



Michael Trittipo
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
mailto:tritt002 at tc.umn.edu

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