[iamthad]

Wasn't copying from disk to memory found to be infringing in the Glider lawsuit? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDY_Industries,_LLC_v._Blizzar....

> Citing the prior Ninth Circuit case of MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc., 991 F.2d 511, 518-19 (9th Cir. 1993), the district court held that RAM copying constituted "copying" under 17 U.S.C. § 106.

[otterley]

No, it was not. It was found to be a copy, but not an infringing one in and of itself.

Step N in the analysis is "is it a copy?" Step N+1 is "does the copy infringe upon the rights of the owner"?