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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.micro
Subject: Re: Modifying Copyrighted ROM's
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 02:10:14 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 02:10:14 1985
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> There is nothing wrong with making a copy of a copyrighted work within
> the fair use doctrine.  For example, you can make a copy of copyrighted
> software you buy for your own back-up purposes (in the absense of
> contract restrictions to the contrary).
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Since this gainsays what I have heard, I'd appreciate a reference
to back it up.