How would this work in my case... I used to watch a show that aired between 1991-1993 called "Sweating Bullets" (aka "Tropical Heat", in Canada), and I were find and ask someone in an area where it is still being broadcast to record it using their Hauppauge PVR 250 or 350... I were to download it and watch, since it's not aired in my area.
As I'm understanding you are saying it is a violation, but that it probably won't get much attention cause it's still publicly available (sort of). Am I understanding that correctly? ----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:02 pm Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] What NOT to do to your Myth box... > On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 03:19:04PM -0600, Andrew Close wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:02:49 -0800, Brad Templeton > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:34:22AM -0500, Paul Kidwell wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > And of course, most of those shows can be found via > bittorrent, not > > > that I would advise you to violate any copyrights. Not at the > same> > size you recorded them, though. > > > > ooooo! i had to reply to this. or ask this question. :) > > is it really violating copyright by downloading bittorrented tv > shows> that you could record using your VCR/PRV/DVR? (assuming > you're paying > > for your cable or whatever service you're using...) > > if i'm already paying for the content and happen to mis-program my > > 'VCR' and don't get the show, then why can't i grab it via > bittorrent?> i'm not saying it's right or wrong, or that the MPAA > won't knock on > > your door. just asking if that would be a valid arguement. > > > Since lawsuits over this sort of thing are rare, it's hard to give > an exact answer. Technically, it is a copyright violation, but > fair use rules are fluid. > > Not every copy is a violation. Recording a show to watch it later > is not a violation. Recording a show and transcoding it to a > different format to play on a different device is not. Making a > backup copy of something you legitimately own is not a violation. > > Distributing copies to or from strangers is more likely to be > a violation. It gets worse if the commercials are stripped, too. > > However, when it's a program anybody can get off the air, the history > is people don't care as much about it, so you don't see a lot of > lawsuits. But torrent sites are being shut down now, some for doing > TV, though more for movies. >
_______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
_______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
