Hey I don't know much about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act so I was hoping somebody could clear my suspicions up.
I was told that once a movie hits the air, it is public use for people to copy to DVR.. etc..Is it legal to burn a "recorded" movie that was broadcast on LOCAL tv, onto a DVD for personal use?
2007-05-10 11:37:43 · 2 answers · asked by AZRocks12 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
what is presented on TV is a performance, not a copy of the movie. home recording is considered a timeshift so you can watch the performance at a different time than originally broadcast. you don't "own" a copy of the movie, and use other than watching at a later time would most likely be not legal. certainly, any further distribution or sharing of your copy would be a serious offense.
2007-05-10 14:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by lare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cannot 'reproduce' the movie to dvd.
the DVR uses a whole different technology, cant think of the technical reference.
2007-05-10 18:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by Luis G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋