We now have HMG’s Digital Economy Act in the wild. Conceived (by and?) on behalf of the music and film industries, drafted in ignorance of many technical realities, and rushed through the legislative process without any effective parliamentary scrutiny. So perhaps it’s not surprising that avoiding the Act’s provisions on copyright infringement turns out to be trivial. All that is required for consumers to immunise themselves from the Act is for t…
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… eikoku kopistropi Can I infringe your copyright and use this letter also? Jonathan No infringement necessary: in a rare demonstration of orderly rights management, I hereby grant you non-exclusive use of the the letter in full together with any derivative works, and without attribution. I suppose I should also disclaim any and all liability too. This hereby constitutes the entire agreement in all jurisdictions worldwide….