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Everything that is not explicitly forbidden is allowed, right? At worst some of it is murky waters.

• foxfluff 5y ago
  Copyright kinda flips this around by saying that copying is (with some exceptions) the exclusive right of the rightsholder. I don't see how this is murky.
  • zozbot234 5y ago
    The "exceptions" part is pretty significant there. Copying that you do for your own personal use (e.g. format shifting) is especially likely to fall under the "Fair Use"/"Fair Dealing" provisions of copyright law. This was the basis of the Sony vs. Betamax case, which involved home videotaping for format shifting purposes.
    • dotancohen 5y ago
      But to copy one must circumvent DRM, itself an illegal act (in the US).
• formerly_proven 5y ago
  Everything not forbidden is mandatory