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""Pirating" is the act of acquiring a copy of a copyrighted work in a way that is contrary to existing law." Okay - I'll bite. What does that mean? How does
by ghshephard 14y ago
""Pirating" is the act of acquiring a copy of a copyrighted work in a way that is contrary to existing law."
Okay - I'll bite. What does that mean? How does one acquire a copy of a copyrighted work in a way that is contrary to existing law? Or, alternatively, How does one acquire a copy of a copyrighted work in a way that is compliant with existing law? As a "Pro-IP Law" enthusiast, I'm genuinely interested - my layperson's understanding of the law is that it deals with distribution, not downloading.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoIts pretty simple actually, the owner of the copy 'right' expressly authorizes the copy being given to you. That is in accordance with the law. So any number of examples, you buy a book at the book store, you buy a DVD, you watch a movie at the theater, all of these actions result in a 'copy' of the work coming into your possession that is sanctioned by the owner of the right. Any illegal copy is one in which the owner hasn't sanctioned transferring a copy to you. Copyright law carves out specific exemptions for lending libraries and the First Sale doctrine, part of the unified commercial code (UCC) gives you the right to transfer your copy to a third party as long as no new copies are created (so you no longer have a copy). Note I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.
- jonpeda 14y agoYou missed parent's question, which is how the recipient can violate copyright. You are describing how the sender can violate copyright.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoFair enough, in the US it apparently only affects the receiver if one can prove they knew they were in receipt of stolen goods.
- pre 14y agoSurely the recipient is copying the data from their network router onto their own computer, and likely from there to their hard-drive. They have copied the data.