Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 13:22:18 +0900, Raj Feridun
> <rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets

>>>I would feel the same way I do feel about not being able to obtain some of
>>>my favorite books that are now out of print: sad and disappointed. Having
>>>said that, I don't think unavailability is a legal or moral justification
>>>for violating a valid copyright.

>>Who asked you?

> Fester did, didn't he?

Just an open question; no real right or wrong answer.

I actually had the opportunity to talk to a  SONY record executive about
it once (he was an old friend of my boss, and SONY owns the rights.) He
said in that case, the company doesn't really have a policy, and if
you really were only downloading selected out-of-print stuff, at worst
you'd be contacted by the company's legal department and asked to pay
"fair market value" for the works (which is what I'd be willing to do
anyway.)

Mike