jonp Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/its-now-legal-to-make-backups-of-movies-music-and-e-books-in-the-uk/ UK customers, it is now legal for you to backup your movies, music, and e-books. Now if we could only get this ratified in the US... - Jon Quote Link to comment
Superorb Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Ha! Too many lobbyists in the US. Wishful thinking though. Quote Link to comment
technojunkie Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hmm.. at face value it looks like they're mirroring our fair use laws. In the US we can do everything mentioned in the article. Our only grey area is DMCA vs DRM vs Fair use. Quote Link to comment
jonp Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hmm.. at face value it looks like they're mirroring our fair use laws. In the US we can do everything mentioned in the article. Our only grey area is DMCA vs DRM vs Fair use. Right. They don't expressly state that you can't get around DRM like it states in US laws. Quote Link to comment
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