Isn't it like give'n your friend a book you've bought and read? Or copying a music tape and do'n the same? How can the FEDS rationalize a max penalty of 5 years or 250k fine, for little exchanges?
2006-09-15 16:14:08 · 8 answers · asked by Zezo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. Giving your friend the DVD you purchased is like giving your friend the book you've bought. Copying the DVD is like photocopying the book. And that's a copyright violation.
Also, there is a difference between copying a DVD and copying a music tape. DVDs are generally encrypted. Bypassing the encryption is a separate violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
So, even if the Fair Use laws would allow you to make personal copies, that doesn't apply to giving copies to someone else. And it doesn't get you off the hook for DMCA encryption violations.
2006-09-15 16:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. It's like buying a book, photo copying it, and then giving a copy to each of the people that would have spent the money to buy the book so the creators (author, publisher, etc) get paid.
It's called copywright infringement.
How do they rationalize the penalty and fine? Well, if you copy the movie just ten times, and then each of those people copy it ten times, you've got one hundred copies out there. Now multiply that by 19.99 ($20 for the sake of easier math). Why that is $2,000 right there. Now, you think you're the only one doing that? That $250 K can be reached rather easily, and that is the money that is lost by all of the people that created the movie you are helping people steal.
Now, I guess if you would like to make it more personal. Say you spent years going hungry, sleeping on friends' couches, and pushed for all that time for a screenplay you wrote and really believed in. Finally, a big studio says they'll make the movie. They pay you by giving you a portion of money up front, and then a cut of the profits. If people are stealing from the profits, they are stealing from you. How long do you think that the $20,000 will go in LA?? And you are going to need the money for working on your next project so you can keep on living. . .
2006-09-15 16:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you give your friend the original dvd then it is the same as giving away a book you already read. If you copy the dvd or cd or audio tape it is like xeroxing a book and giving those copies away. They are all copyright infringements. If you don't believe me go to a copy center and try get them to copy a book for you without a copyright release. The rational is simple. Those rights belong to the artists that put that work of art out and who only get paid for original sales of the dvd.
2006-09-15 16:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way that copying DVDs is legal is if you are backing up copies that you already own.
However, just like they never busted in on people's houses who copied VHS tapes in the 80s and 90s, they'll probably never do it for DVDs. They're just looking for people who are selling and distributing illegal copies of DVDs for profit.
I don't think people like you and I need to really worry. But, borrowing books is one thing, but making music tapes is also illegal. Again, they never came after people with that. So, as long as you're not making a profit from your copies, I don't think they'll come after you.
2006-09-15 16:18:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this whole problem of copying copyrighted material comes down to just one simple question: are you going to profit monetarily from the copying.
it is legal to copy for your own personal use, like taping a program of tv to view later, even if you show it to others. but if you sold a copy or charged admission to see it, it would be a violation of the copyright laws.
if you taped a tv program and gave the tape to a friend, it would not be illegal. if you sold that tape for an amount greater than the actual cost you incured, that would be illegal.
hope this helps.
for more info, contact the copyright office in alexandria, va.
2006-09-15 16:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by arkie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 09:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not like that all. You are free to borrow out anything you have paid for but you cannot copy it and give it away. Same as how you cannot copy a book and give it away. Just buy the damn things like everyone else has to.
2006-09-15 16:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, copying DVD's CAN be legal -- IF:
- you are copying material that isn't copyrighted, or
- you have permission of the copyright owner to make copies.
(or if you are copying for your own archival purposes [not distribution])
2006-09-15 16:37:46 · answer #8 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋