Re: [LUG] [Fwd: [Fsfe-uk] UKPTO: Guidance for businesses about changes to copyright law]

[Adrian Midgley <akm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 05 January 2003 02:11, you wrote:

> The Patent Office has release preliminary guidance on the
> changes required to integrate the European Copyright Directive
> into UK law.

I think a useful line of attack is on "fair use".
The more widely fair use is interpreted the less trouble we risk for doing 
sensible things.

I buy a DVD,  In order to use it I need to descramble it.  How can doing such 
a thing not be fair use.  For instance.



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