(IANAL) The law hasn't caught up to a lot of edge cases like this. You would basically be making a fair use argument, but you're essentially transmitting the content, so if the MPAA heard of this type of watching being a thing, they would probably try to drag you into court to defend the line against potentially fair uses like this.
Streaming media businesses should take note that users want to do this though. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu Plus could all use it as a selling point if you could stream a movie synced up with another user. -Nate @ottonomy http://ottonomy.net On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Rob Myers <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/02/12 01:58, andrea fassina wrote: > > > > The context is online. For example, if I want to share my pc screen with > > someone else so that we could be tuned to the same content, how many > > people would need to be connected to me before it is considered a public > > performance. If the screen is shared with a friend living in another > > country or maybe more than one, is there a number? A guideline? > > Exporting or broadcasting the work internationally, and local laws in > other countries, can all make this more complex. > > > And I owe a legal copy of the content, I am in my house the other person > > in his/hers. > > As people have mentioned, it's a complex question. Some random person on > the Internet saying "it's totally fine, go ahead, there won't be any > problem" won't be doing you or them any favors. You really would need to > ask a lawyer for a reply that you could feel confident in relying on. > > Which illustrates the practical as well as ethical problems with > copyright law, but I appreciate isn't much help to you. > > - Rob. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >
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