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In short. Just remember historia magistra vitae est. A short HOWTO for copyright holders in simple steps. Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984) - not good but it is just analog technology i.e. copies are not so good as originals. We will handle it. The Audio Home Recording Act (Pub. L. No. 102-563, 106 Stat. 4237) with its (17 U.S.C § 1002 (a)), (17 U.S.C. § 1002(c)) and (17 U.S.C. § 1003. Obligation to make royalty payments) - very good job! The lobby is better but what tha heck is that: 17 U.S.C. § 1008. Prohibition on certain infringement actions)?

No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the manufacture, importation, or distribution of a digital audio recording device, a digital audio recording medium, an analog recording device, or an analog recording medium, or based on the noncommercial use by a consumer of such a device or medium for making digital musical recordings or analog musical recordings.

Recording Industry Ass’ n of America, Inc. v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, 29 F. Supp.2d 624 (C.D. Cal. 1998), 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999) - very not good!

The Rio merely makes copies in order to render portable, or “space-shift,” those files that already reside on a user’s hard drive (…) Such copying is paradigmatic noncommercial personal use entirely consistent with the purposes of the AHRA

No Electronic Theft Act (Pub. L. No. 105-147, 111 Stat. 2678 (Dec. 16, 1997)) - yes, this is what we needed.

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