Re: [d@DCC] MPAA copies DVD without permission

From: Ross Jordan <rjordan _-at-_ numb.ca>
To: "General Copyright Discussions \(questions, organizing, etc\)" <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:59:38 -0800
References: <459F05C5CBAB824BB3DD965CC92BBFEA065E5044@swan.spectrumsignal.com>

On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 12:48:24PM -0800, Chris Brand wrote:
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/25/mpaa_caught_pirating_dvds/ 
> 
> >The director, Kirby Dick, specifically asked the MPAA not to make any copies of his film.
> >But on Monday the MPAA admitted it had made a copy of the film 
> 
> Interestingly, they don't say "Yes, we made a mistake. Sorry. We'll
> pay you this much money if you don't sue us", but instead claim that :
> >because their staff were the subject of the film, they were not breaking copyright law.
> 
> So apparently copyright isn't the hard-and-fast piracy-is-theft
> thing that some people claim - wait a minute - that *they* claim it is.

I think they are suggesting they support the concept of 'fair use'.

-Ross
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