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fatdog789 on Sept 3, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: I bought a CD, not a licensing agreement

Fair use would protect your ability to use the software, and to make backup archival copies of the physical CD for use in case the original breaks.

It would not extend to making copies of the software or CD for your friends or coworkers to use.

rubinass on Sept 15, 2009 [–]

>>>Fair use would protect your ability to use the software, and to make backup archival copies of the physical CD for use in case the original breaks.

Is that true? It was my impression that (at least in the US) those are not explicit fair uses. Is there a case on point?

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