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[Copyright laws]

Is it illegal to copy copyrighted software onto cd/hard-drive?

Is it illegal to copy already copied software onto cd/hard-drive?

Is it illegal to use copyrighted software without copying it to cd/hard-drive?. E.g, using software which someone ese has copied, or watching movies online without downloading them

Ty

[Re: Copyright laws]

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[JSonnabend]

Yes to all of the above unless you have proper license, e.g., having purchased the software.

- Jeff

[Copyright laws]

Thanks for the reply...
What if one uses copied software but doesn't make any copies of it?

Is it illegal to watch streamed videos which cannot be downloaded (eg on youtube), which are copyrighted?

Thanks again  

[Isaac]

Thanks for the reply...
What if one uses copied software but doesn't make any copies of it?

Yes.  Running software invariably makes copies of the software in RAM and often involves making copies in  internal in the CPU and in virtual memory on a hard drive among other places.   Under the law those copies count and can support an infringement action.

Is it illegal to watch streamed videos which cannot be downloaded (eg on youtube), which are copyrighted?

Yes.   Streaming involves making copies and distributing copies.  

At least arguably it would not be infringement to watch a projected film even though it might be infringement to show the film.

[fullname]

If, a piece of software for example, says: "Copyright (company name) ©1997-2003/4  All Rights
Reserved."

Does that mean the copyright is valid from 1993 to 2004, and after 2004 the copyright is expired?

If not, what do these dates mean?

Thank you

[Bill Richards]

The dates are of first publication.  The reason for multiple dates is that the original material first published in 1997 has been successively augmented each year since.  The copyrights won't expire for a long time.

[hello1]

RAM is volatile memory; it is not retained when the power turns off, it's constantly changing too.

Does that mean everytime I watch a legally purchased DVD on the computer, I'm infringing copyright, because doing this  "invariably makes copies of the software in RAM and often involves making copies in  internal in the CPU and in virtual memory on a hard drive among other places." ?

[Isaac]

Does that mean everytime I watch a legally purchased DVD on the computer, I'm infringing copyright, because doing this  "invariably makes copies of the software in RAM and often involves making copies in  internal in the CPU and in virtual memory on a hard drive among other places." ?

Copying required to play a DVD as authorized by the copyright holder wouldn't be infringement, just as running software according to the copyright holder's license wouldn't be infringement.