On 09/01/08, Tom Fine wrote:
> Hi Mike:
>
> I think yours is a widely held belief but I'm not sure it's 100%
> accurate and might be overly conservative to the detriment of
> libraries and library patrons. See:
>
> http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/crews.html
>
> Specifically, under "Library Reproduction Rights":
> ------------------------------- Section 108(c): permits reproductions
> of published works for replacing a damaged, deteriorated, lost, or
> stolen copy, but only if "an unused replacement cannot be obtained at
> a fair price." -------------------------------
>
> This was the text I couldn't find this AM when I posed my original
> question.
>
> My point is that MANY CD's and some DVD's are now out of print and
> thus "an unused replacement cannot be obtained at a fair price."
>
A casual glance at Amazon shows that the price asked for an out of print
CD is typically ten times the street price when it was in print.
> Now, this document is dated 2004. Has the law changed since then?
>
Regards
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Don Cox
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