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To: sinkspur
I hope you understand that if this technology is fully implemented it will have a very negative effect on sites like freerepublic. Any site that wish its text to not be copied at all will just flag it and BAM! the OS will not allow it to be posted to FR.

In other words, this tech doesn't distinguish between legitimate fair use rights and illegal copying. It attempts to stop all copying.
10 posted on 01/18/2004 8:22:43 PM PST by DMCA
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To: DMCA
In other words, this tech doesn't distinguish between legitimate fair use rights and illegal copying. It attempts to stop all copying.

Some copying has been abused. I've seen posting on this site that was lifted, in its entirety, from a billable section of a website. That's theft.

Abuses are what lead to draconian measures.

If we have to go to links alone, we'll survive.

11 posted on 01/18/2004 8:30:24 PM PST by sinkspur (Adopt a shelter dog or cat! You'll save one life, and maybe two!)
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