Earlier this week, I loaned Doyce a tape I’d made of the two most recent eps of Farscape. He watched them, then brought them back last night.
Under Fair Use Doctrine, in law and confirmed by the Supreme Court (back when Hollywood was convinced that VCRs would drive them out of business, instead of making them even more wildly profitable), that’s okay. I taped the show for my personal use, and it’s okay for me to loan the tape to Doyce, too.
But according to the significant restrictions on Fair Use in a new proposed law, that loan would become illegal.
And you think the biggest threat to Amerians comes from John Ashcroft?
In a bizarre twist, the folks who are sponsoring the bill say they don’t really support it. Huh?
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