Major Variola writes:
What *is* a library?
1. A library is legal. A library needn't be licensed by any state entity.
2. Thus, I can declare my computer a library. The only requirement is that I own a license to what I lend, and that only 1 user exercise that license at a time. That is what a library is.
Well stated.
A legal assault on this mechanism is an assault on bricks and mortar libraries, ie the right to lend a book to an associate. Even if that associate xeroxes the book without our knowing it.
Perhaps these features could be added to KaZaa. (Simply: when a file is uploaded from your disk, you move it from shared to not shared directory for a day. You also have some lameass clickthrough library-patron contract.)
Gentlemen, start your lawyers.
Indeed. I'd guess the [MP|RI]AA wouldn't like this at all. But your point is inescapable and I'd /really/ like to watch this court battle. -- Roy M. Silvernail is roy@rant-central.com, and you're not http://www.rant-central.com is the new scytale Never Forget: It's Only 1's and 0's! SpamAssassin->procmail->/dev/null->bliss