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              | Date: 1998-12-02 
 
 Bald EU-illegalisiert: Software Backups, Videos-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
 
 Letzteres sagt dieser BBC-Bericht. Wie in den USA hat die Lobby
 der Software-  & Unterhaltungsindustrie ein Zeichen gegen das
 anbrechende Zeitalter des Zitats & die damit verbundene Erosion
 des sogenannten "Copyrights" gesetzt. Software Backups wie
 Video/aufzeichnungen sollen tunlichst in die Nähe des Illegalen
 gerückt werden - das wird den Markt/platz aber freuen & die
 "Consumer Confidence".
 
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 Recording television programmes on video could become illegal
 under new EU copyright laws being drawn up in Brussels.
 
 Copying music from CDs to tape cassettes would also be banned,
 and libraries and schools could not copy works for education and
 teaching under the new proposals.
 
 Plans to restrict the right of individuals to record programmes and
 music for personal use were unveiled at the launch of a new
 campaign for a "fair practice" clause in the proposed EU Copyright
 Directive, currently being deliberated by the European Parliament.
 ....
 Frank Harris, of the European Fair Practices in Copyright
 Campaign, which is backed by other pressure groups, said that
 although he supports laws to ensure copyright protection,
 "Brussels must recognise that fair practices in terms of access to
 copyrighted works is not commercial piracy and causes no
 damage to copyright holders".
 ...
 The hope is that Euro-MPs will insist on changes to safeguard the
 interests of the blind and partially-sighted, the deaf and partially-
 deaf, librarians, teachers and consumers generally.
 ....
 full text
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_225000/225400.stm
 
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 Tom Vogt <tom@lemuria.org>
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