xAcesx:
So all the Ipod's and MP3 players will become illegal too. You're right about the grey zone Kiya, and your finally getting to the point where I'm at:
The governments rushed in and made laws regarding copying without actually thinking things through. They've made a mess of everything, and it will cause no end of trouble for the courts.
Soon all copying programs may be banned, which will leave servers without a means of backing up
Correct - I can state inconsistency for the new German laws - so far I know that some copy programs are either removed from Germany or modified to allow further sales in Germany, the whole market is in terrible movement now. I translated parts of the German law dealing with computer programs - and am lost! IMO, at least 2 paragraphs are illogical - but I am no lawyer, so I will wait for the law commentaries I ordered via Interlibrary Lending Services. Why? Well, our library has books helping PC people to use these copy programs - and have to ensure, we are not violating the law there. As some have CD-ROM included. So, one of my colleagues and I are determined to track down now.
So far I only found this => it is illegal for a proprietor (the creator of a PC program) to forbid backup via contract. Ok, no proprietor has done this IMO - but! it is an infringement to use programs to remove or circumvent tech protection measures as well. And now? (§69f, nr 2 against §69d, number 1,2.) § 69a-g are regulations ONLY for computer programs in the German cp law. So, Acesx, the lawyers and courts will have a lot of time to amuse themselves in the near future.
@Razor - about CD Ripper programs => sorry, no knowledge. And please, don't forget this: Russia is not a member of the EU, so your regulations might be different. I only quoted the German law. I have no knowledge if WIPO, WCT and the other international agreement I quoted in my last post have been signed by your country. I have no knowledge, which agreements your country has dealing with EU member countries.
I know nothing about Russian librarians - but normally we're all a terrible nitpicky bunch, tracking down at all costs and annoying others <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> And if anyone dares to touch librarian freedom of giving access to science and knowledge => we turn from grey mice into roaring lions (as I just read the other day, when the American Librarian Association pounced upon a poor American congress woman <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> )
The only stuff I found out so far => the internet is full of differing interpretations, opinions and partly wrong quotes.
Sorry, gals and guys - as I'm not much online until September, I'm leaving this highly interesting discussion. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
