Re: A crazy thought . . .

I don't see how Mark's hypo is any different from my being a legitimate owner of a copy of Microsoft Word, simply giving it to a friend, and then deleting all my copies. Isn't that perfectly OK?

Lee Tien
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>Mark Lemley wrote:
>>
>> If I send a program via the Net to a friend, can I characterize the copy
>> that remains in my system as "archival"? Having given "my" copy of the
>> program away, I would then have an obligation to delete my archival
>> copies. But assuming I do, with the end result that only my friend has
>> a copy, can I invoke section 117?
>
> It is "archival" in the sense that it is being retained in case the
> transmission is unsuccessful; then, once success has been confirmed,
> the archival copy is destroyed.
>
> If we are still in the business of putting square pegs into round holes
> (such is the stuff of which much computer copyright law is made), then
> some call "crazy" what others call "genius".
>
> Seth Greenstein
> sethg[_at_]access.digex.net
> McDermott, Will & Emery
> Washington, D.C.
Received on Wed Oct 04 1995 - 20:43:38 GMT