Hi everyone
I'm a bit concerned about some of the recent discussion about
extracting audio from apps and copying tapes or CDs.
In the case of Morecombe's eGuide to Australian Birds, it is designed
to be used on a range of portable devices and is sold as such. Whilst
you may feel left out if your device won't run the app, converting it
to run differently contravenes the contract agreed to at purchase, and
in that case breaches the Copyright Act 1968. Giving instructions on
how to achieve this sort of app conversion, especially publicly, might
be viewed as inciting a breach of the Act, and that too is unlawful.
The developers of this app are aware of the discussion on Birding-Aus
and have asked that contributors stop posting comments, instructions
or suggestions on how to breach their copyright. I think this is a
fair request - it is defintely one that could be backed with legal
action. Fortunately, the developers are nice people (they are birders
after all) who merely want to protect their legal and intellectual
property.
If you want to discuss tha app itself, that's fine, as long as it's
about how you use it (legally) or features you'd like to see in it, or
even some stories of how it has helped you solve an identification
problem. Could I also ask that contributors exercise discretion when
they discuss illegal copying or distributing of tapes, CDs, or any
other items governed by copyright law? Remember that while copyright
sometimes appears to throw up inconvenient obstacles, it is there
mainly to protect the hard work and ideas of writers, artists,
photographers, recordists and others without whom birding would be
missing many of its helpful tools.
Russell Woodford
Birding-Aus Founder
www.birding-aus.org
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