Hey Nate,
Yes that more or less the idea, just the legal boundaries are vague and
encouragingly enough a lawyer is probably needed :(

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 1:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

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> (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.
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> 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.
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> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Rob Myers <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On 11/02/12 01:58, andrea fassina wrote:
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> > > 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.
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> > - Rob.
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