Posted by stjames on February 26, 2003, at 17:52:06
In reply to Re: Congress targets P2P piracy on campus » stjames, posted by Jumpy on February 26, 2003, at 17:19:36
> Hey St. James,
>
> So each time I record a television show or a song off the radio I am breaking the law? Are they going to outlaw vcrs and radios with recording features? Thanks.
>
> JumpyYes & no. Copyright protects your right to earn money off your works. The radio station pays the RIAA
to play the songs but if you record a song this might cause one not to buy the song.This is why "Album hours" on radio went away.
People were recording whole albums and not buying them.TV and movies are different. TV is not for sale
but movies are (or you pay a ticket price) Unless
you are selling copies of MASH, making a copy cause you did not see it is OK. A movie is different, if you by a movie and make a copy for
personal use, that is OK. Passing this movie out to others is illegal.This is the general idea BUT, the copyright statement on each work does speel this out, and you should read it, rather than assume. If it says
"All rights refused" you have no right to copy.
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