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Daniel Alejandro Lorca-Martinez (dal9c@Virginia.EDU) wrote:
:
: > dal9c@Virginia.EDU (Daniel Alejandro Lorca-Martinez) wrote:
: > Mr. A is selling ten videotapes. He has made copies of his orignal 
: > set of Disney movies onto the videotapes. He advertises that the 
: > illegal copies of Disney's copyrighted movies are on the videotapes.
: > 

: Then that's wrong.  I know, its just wrong.  *But* that is not
: exactly what is being done here.  Lets say Mr. A is selling used
: tapes.  Should he waste his time erasing his movies whan he has
: many things better to do?  I don't think its worth the waste of
: time.  He advertises the tapes as used, and warns the buyer
: that it is his responsibility to record over it (since that is
: presumably why he is buying it in the first place...).

He should not, however, use the fact that the tape contains the movies as a 
selling point.  He should _not_ advertise that he has the tape loaded with
 great movies.  If he is selling the tapes, _after_ the sale is made, he 
should then inform the buyer that it is his responsibility to wipe the tape. 

-Eric

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