Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:43:46 -0400, Warp wrote:

> >> The music industry doesn't matter; that's in US copyright law, and the
> >> law is ultimately what matters.
> > 
> >   RIAA and other companies couldn't care less what the US copyright law
> > says about fair use.

> It doesn't matter if they care or not - it's the damned law that matters.

  The problem is that "fair use" is up to interpretation, and the music
companies have lots of lawyers specialized in convincing the judges that
their interpretation is the correct one. Do you have the money to hire a
lawyer who is more convincing?

  Most people don't have the money, time and especially motivation to
pursue the issue.

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                                                          - Warp

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