Spot on Adam: http://www.copyright.org.au/g097.pdf
The document appears to suggest that you should only record content from TV then watch it at a later time, but _not_ create a library or collection of recordings. It also says you can't lend out any recordings you make, so anyone who lends Merv a tape is still breaking the law(?). You also still can't make legal copies of your DVDs for your iPod, but you can with CDs and music? On 6/5/08 4:20 PM, "Adam hewitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I understood it the laws were amended towards the end of last year > to allow recording of tv broadcasts and also to make backups of your music > cd's for use on iPods etc. > > A number of FTA providers now offer free downloads of the shows after they > have aired anyways, only problem is they are in DRM'ed formats and require a > specific player to view them. > > Adam. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Oldham, Toby >> Sent: Tuesday, 6 May 2008 3:46 PM >> To: WAMUG Mailing List >> Subject: Re: Off topic: Death Note >> >> >> Ah - an excellent topic of discussion. >> >> I believe it's illegal in Australia to record free-to-air broadcasts, >> even >> for personal use only (Australian Copyright Council - G079v04 - 'Fair >> Dealing'). >> >> Given that 99.99% of Australians ignore the law in this regard, should >> you >> feel bad in advocating a P2P client/service to obtain a copy of the >> program, >> especially as: >> >> A) The program has already aired in Australia and B) The program has >> already >> been paid for by the tax paying public. >> >> T. >> >> P.S. You could argue that P2P services are a mass distribution system >> that >> by their nature breach the 'for personal use only' premise, in that you >> upload and download simultaneously. >> >> A VHS recording requires additional steps, i.e. effort, to generate the >> same >> result. >> >> So is it less about the act, and more about the likely-hood of the act >> occurring? >> >> >> On 6/5/08 3:17 PM, "Kyle Kreusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Cough cough Torrent cough Cough >>> >>> On 5/6/08, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I was charged with recording Death Note, ABC 2, last night and >> forgot!! >>>> Did anyone make a recording that I could have a copy of and win >> back my >>>> daughter-in-law? >>>> Merv >>>> -- >>>> "Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must >> also >>>> believe in order to see." >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
