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Same old, I wanna freebie...

"No one corroborated, except the RIAA themselves, in their own words."

Not really. It is on copy protected media. Not all media, like the EFF is saying.

"Uh, see the first footnote (46)on page 22 for the exact quote I sent you. Note that it is attached to this sentence:
"The submission asserts in its third example, "device and format shifting", that such activities "are unquestionably fair uses" of lawfully purchased CDs; but among those questioning this conclusion is the Register, who noted in 2003 that "proponents have not established that space-shifting or platform-shifting is a noninfringing use.

Similarly, creating a back-up copy of a music CD is not a non-infringing use....""

Within the limitations of the player. DRM prevents unauthorized copying and the DMCA law overrules all previous laws. Fair use is dependent on the capabilities of the player. A ROM drive doesn't abuse your fair use rights because it is incapable of making backups. So neither does the DMCA. DMCA is part of the firmware and sets up the parameters of the drive.

"Yes they are discussing the idea of circumvention of copy protection (that's what this is a submission for, a committee on DMCA exemptions), but what they are clearly saying is that they do not accept that space shifting, platform shifting or making backup copies are noninfringing activities (meaning they are not considered fair use rights)."

Will not happen. They know that exceptions are abused. As for fair use, it is completely dependent on the hardware's capability. Also fair use is no guarantee that your media will play in everything. Fair use is basically, if you can do it physically, then you are allowed. Take away the capability, and fair use has not been violated.

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