We all know these disclaimers when we watch or listen to a sports broadcast. At some point , usually in the 2nd half , we are told "This broadcast cannot be recorded , retrasmitted , or blah blah blah without the EXPRESSED WRITTEN CONSENT of [sports team here] or [league]". Now , why is it necessary for one to waste time writing to , say , the NFL for permission to record Monday Night Football? Can't I just record it on my VCR / TiVo?
The ignorance of broadcasting companies to put out this disclaimer has been mocked in the media , especially in Family Guy. Remember the time Peter Griffin tried to tape Monday Night Football and the FBI came in?
Now , I don't have a degree in broadcast or copyright law , but it seems to me these disclaimers are really useless. Any lawyers out there care to explain why broadcasters waste their time with said disclaimers?
2006-11-28 07:08:31 · 4 answers · asked by Zargotelc the Elitist 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that recording television programs for time-shifting is permissible.
But no, it is not useless for broadcasters to read the legal mumbo-jumbo. The league has the authority to award broadcast rights. Unless you get written permission, you cannot turn around and sell, copy and give away, or rebroadcast the game.
Don't try to get your information on copyright law from a comedy show.
2006-11-29 14:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren;t targeting the people that record it for home use. They are targeting people like ESPN that will use clips from that show to make money or people that plan on selling copies of a game to make money.
2006-11-28 15:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because implied oral consent is so hard to prove.
2006-11-28 15:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're more concerned with "rebroadcasting" than home copying.
2006-11-28 15:15:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋