[LINK] A Definition Of Piracy In The Digital Age

[Lea de Groot]

On 06/02/2009, at 1:14 PM, Chris Gilbey wrote:

> But the big question is what constitutes piracy now in the digital  
> content
> space?

Piracy is simply a breech of the defined Terms of Use of the content  
in question.
No one ever said we couldn't pass old paperbacks around, so that isn't  
piracy.
The TOS of (most) e-books say the same can't be done, so sending on a  
copy IS piracy.

A concert? I think it would come down to reading the fine print on the  
ticket stub - I think most don't want you to record them, although  
IIRC the Grateful Dead more or less built their following on bootleg  
concert recordings?

(Not that I *agree* with the above ability to define unreasonable  
terms of use!)

Lea