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So, when you copy somebody else's work (e.g. a song) for personal enjoyment, it's an outrageous crime; but when you copy a student's essay for profit, it's fair
by kijinbear 15y ago
So, when you copy somebody else's work (e.g. a song) for personal enjoyment, it's an outrageous crime; but when you copy a student's essay for profit, it's fair use. You're right, it's not at all surprising.
- jbermudes 15y agoI couldn't have worded it better myself :)
- icebraining 15y agoWhen has Turnitin ever copied the essay? They just received a copy and stored it, but never made one themselves.
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- krakensden 15y agoBy that logic, me e-mailing you a Lady Gaga MP3 is not copyright infringement. But I'll bet I could find a gaggle of lawyers willing to take you up on that.
- starwed 15y agoNo such thing follows from icebraining's logic.[1] If you think otherwise, lay out explicitly how you think the two cases are similar. [1]Err, unless you are Lady Gaga.
- chc 15y agoYou never made a copy of the MP3 yourself — you just received one and stored it. Ditto for people who receive copies from MegaUpload.
- icebraining 15y agoHas anyone ever been convicted for just downloading MP3s? Besides, there's obviously a difference between receiving a random essay from a person who claims to own the rights (that's obviously in their TOS), and asking to download an MP3 of some band. In the latter case, the downloader obviously knows the copy is illegal and it can be argued that (s)he's abetting the infringer.
- icebraining 15y agoIt's copyright infringement by you, the person who made and sent a copy, not by me who just received it. If you look at the lawsuits, they're all convicted because they uploaded, not because they downloaded.