Comments on: Copyright Office Grants Narrow Exemptions http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemptions/ by Derek Slater Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:07:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeniffer http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemptions/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Jeniffer Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:33:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemp#comment-4287 <a></a> A great site where one can enjoy the thought of a great mind long departed. Cheers for the good work!

A great site where one can enjoy the thought of a great mind long departed. Cheers for the good work!

]]> By: Bogdan http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemptions/comment-page-1/#comment-4267 Bogdan Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:15:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemp#comment-4267 <a></a> Hi! And what became with others?

Hi! And what became with others?

]]> By: Adam http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemptions/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 Adam Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:07:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/cmusings/2003/10/28/copyright-office-grants-narrow-exemp#comment-4474 <a></a> on Exemption (<a href="http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/fedreg-notice-final.pdf">3</a>), "Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a condition of access." This allows space-shifting, cross platform, so that one can make use of the originally purchased work, but does it require the game and all its components to remain in the exact same format? Meaning: are emulators now legal if you have the original game cartridge and you fear your NES is obsolete and soon to fall into disrepair? OR are emulations so different a format that they are considered a deriviative work?

on Exemption (3), “Computer programs and video games distributed in formats that have become obsolete and which require the original media or hardware as a condition of access.”

This allows space-shifting, cross platform, so that one can make use of the originally purchased work, but does it require the game and all its components to remain in the exact same format?

Meaning: are emulators now legal if you have the original game cartridge and you fear your NES is obsolete and soon to fall into disrepair?

OR are emulations so different a format that they are considered a deriviative work?

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