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icebraining
on April 21, 2017
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Robots.txt meant for search engines don’t work wel...
No help there, the exception is very limited in the number of copies it may produce, among other factors:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/108
matt4077
on April 21, 2017
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A "copy", in this context, is a file. They can have three of those, which aligns perfectly with standard backup practices. Serving them is distribution, but not copying.
icebraining
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Yes, it is. Even loading a file to RAM was considered a copy (see
MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc
) until Congress made an explicit exception.
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