FTC complaint about copyright notices


	FTC complaint about copyright notices

kelvin273

9-2-2007 11:04 PM

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copyright, fair use, media

kelvin273 says:

It's nice to see somebody actually doing something about this.

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<B>I'll bet you can recite most of the copyright warnings that appear on your screen when you pop in a DVD, or at the end of football game, can't you? </B>
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Did it ever occur to you that, in many cases, these serious, ubiquitous warnings may not actually be accurate?
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