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Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:47:11 +0100

ZnU wrote:
> 
> In article <4995AEE4.AB5BFFF5@web.de>,
>  Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > >
> > > Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > > > Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > > > [... Verizon webserver transmitting from an Actiontec site ...]
> > > > And how that would make Verizon any less a distributor of that content
> > > > just like the Actiontec itself?
> > >
> > > Because things are murky when it comes to deciding who is
> > > responsible for making copies when a user asks for a download
> > > and a web server goes to another server to ask for the content
> > > and transmits it to the user?
> >
> > Nothing is murky here. The owners of both servers are doing
> > distribution. Both are distributors.
> 
> Are the owners of all the routers between you and Verizon also
> distributors?

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/512.html

Verizon's distribution page (initiating/offering transmission)

http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp

doesn't fall under 17 USC 512.

Don't you think so, ZnU?

regards,
alexander.

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