martin@dciem.UUCP (Martin Tuori) (01/20/84)
Supreme court rules on VCRs
Bully for the U.S. Supreme Court! The situation in Canada is not as clear,
yet, but I hope a similar decision will follow. I've felt for some time
that a thing broadcast is a thing given away. If a religious crusader
on the street hands me a handbill, I accept it as a free gift. If I want
to discard it in a trash bin, wipe my nose with it, or save it and show
it to my friends (at no profit to me), then it's none of the originator's
business. If a movie vendor wants to make money on a product in the TV
market, s/he does so by selling rights to broadcasters. The broadcaster
in turn sells rights to advertisers. Neither has any contract with me,
and I shouldn't be held to contract terms that the vendor, broadcaster,
or advertiser thinks should be implied.
Martin Tuori
{allegra,decvax,duke,floyd,linus}!utzoo!dciem!martin
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Martin Tuori
{allegra,decvax,duke,floyd,linus}!utzoo!dciem!martin