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There also you have the motivation behind trying to get criminal penalties waived if crimes are committed in the name of "stopping" copyright theft.

Legalized Entrapment.

They want to be able to throw away all your rights, including fair use, to hoard them to themselves.

What is "fair use"? Is that where I can make copies of copyrighted materials for my own use?

They didn't even want to be held liable if they "accidentally" trashed the wrong machine.

How about if they "purposefully" trash the wrong machine? I hadn't heard about RIAA pursuing these above-the-law powers.

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What is "fair use"? Is that where I can make copies of copyrighted materials for my own use?

"Fair Use" is not really a 'law' per se, but an accepted defense for 'violating' copyright law in its strictest sense. This covers stuff like backup copies of CDs, letting friends borrow CDs... IOW, all those things which allow you to fully make use of and enjoy your purchase, hence the term "fair use".

I hadn't heard about RIAA pursuing these above-the-law powers.

They were pushing for legislation to allow them to pursue supposed music pirates et al. I'll post some links tomorrow, no time right now.