I mean, they are released on TV, so if you would capture them with a TV tuner, it wouldn't be illegal; then, why would it be illegal to share/download them?
Or is it illegal to capture them?!
2007-01-10 00:43:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The TV company that made the film owns the copyright. They give a license to the cable channel or broadcast network to air the film for one night (or more, depending on the terms of the contract). Either way, they enter into a contract where they get paid for their work.
When someone uploads a copyrighted work to a website, and you download it, the owner of the copyright is not giving permission, and they are not receiving payment - that's why this is different.
Yes, you can record a show when it is broadcast, using a VHS machine (the Supreme Court has said so) but you cannot then make copies of it, or loan a copy to a friend - this is the limit the courts have set; you can make a copy for YOUR OWN USE only. Oddly enough, that decision does not cover recording to disk, or to DVD - the use of TiVo and DVD recorders is so far untested in the courts; but the industry has pretty much accepted their use for personal recording.
2007-01-10 01:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!!
2007-01-10 00:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by dadacoolone 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋