Is it piracy to dl a TV Show if i simply missed the airing?

[amol]

Originally posted by: The Boss
I got all seasons of the following shows on my HD:

24, Alias, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Medium, The Coupling, Joey, Las Vegas, Friends and the OC.

Am I in trouble?

yes, because you have Coupling and Joey on there

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: The Boss
I got all seasons of the following shows on my HD:

24, Alias, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Medium, The Coupling, Joey, Las Vegas, Friends and the OC.

Am I in trouble?

yes, because you have Coupling and Joey on there

Yes cause De Matteo = hot as hell

The Coupling (the british one, not your crappy American one) = owns 9 out of 10 american shows.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: newParadime
So lets say i missed the ep of Ent on friday and the reairing on sat, would it be piracy if i dl'd on say sunday.

And just for kicks, would that defense stand up in court?

~new

Not piracy. It was free when it aired. It's no more piracy than having your DVR record a show so you can watch it later.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Recording tv shows with your VCR is piracy.

No it isn't. Tivo anyone?

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei

Originally posted by: newParadime
So lets say i missed the ep of Ent on friday and the reairing on sat, would it be piracy if i dl'd on say sunday.

And just for kicks, would that defense stand up in court?

~new

Not piracy. It was free when it aired. It's no more piracy than having your DVR record a show so you can watch it later.

If you upload, it is. If you download, it is. But it's kind of not logically, because it was free to watch, but it's still copyright material, and that doesn't change. Withough adverts it's definately illegal.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: The Boss
I got all seasons of the following shows on my HD:

24, Alias, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Medium, The Coupling, Joey, Las Vegas, Friends and the OC.

Am I in trouble?

You have Joey on your hard drive? BWAHAHAHAHA!!! :laugh:MAO

 

[dderidex]

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Recording tv shows with your VCR is piracy.

No, it isn't. Selling them, public exhibition, archiving, cutting out or skipping the commercials, and a thousand other things are piracy and assorted other 'offences', but simply recording the broadcast and watching it later is not.

You missed the joke wanker. :disgust:

What you intended as a joke isn't, actually.

It IS illegal to record it on your VCR - selling, public exhibition, whatever - does not matter. It's illegal.

The only 'legal' use of a VCR is for home videos you make yourself and for archiving recordings you own on VHS tapes. Sony did take this to court in the 80s when VCRs came out - they argued that the illegal uses of them were so prevalent that the devices THEMSELVES were illegal and sales of them should be stopped. (Obviously, they lost and VCRs where allowed to continue being sold - but only because there were SOME legal uses of them)

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei

Originally posted by: newParadime
So lets say i missed the ep of Ent on friday and the reairing on sat, would it be piracy if i dl'd on say sunday.

And just for kicks, would that defense stand up in court?

~new

Not piracy. It was free when it aired. It's no more piracy than having your DVR record a show so you can watch it later.

Exactly. If you download a DVD-Rip of a TV show, that's piracy. But if you download a tv show you could have watched, then it isn't. It's like if I ask a friend to record 24 while I'm out of town, then watch the tape when I get back. Just... a little different.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: dderidex
It IS illegal to record it on your VCR - selling, public exhibition, whatever - does not matter. It's illegal.

The only 'legal' use of a VCR is for home videos you make yourself and for archiving recordings you own on VHS tapes. Sony did take this to court in the 80s when VCRs came out - they argued that the illegal uses of them were so prevalent that the devices THEMSELVES were illegal and sales of them should be stopped. (Obviously, they lost and VCRs where allowed to continue being sold - but only because there were SOME legal uses of them)

*buzzer* Incorrect. So sorry, you lose. But you'll get some lovely parting gifts, and a copy of the home game.

Do a Google for "Time Shifting". It was the key point of the ruling in the Sony case you're talking about.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Recording tv shows with your VCR is piracy.

No it isn't. Tivo anyone?

Did you even bother to read my other posts on the first page? I doubt it.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: yukichigai

Originally posted by: dderidex
It IS illegal to record it on your VCR - selling, public exhibition, whatever - does not matter. It's illegal.

The only 'legal' use of a VCR is for home videos you make yourself and for archiving recordings you own on VHS tapes. Sony did take this to court in the 80s when VCRs came out - they argued that the illegal uses of them were so prevalent that the devices THEMSELVES were illegal and sales of them should be stopped. (Obviously, they lost and VCRs where allowed to continue being sold - but only because there were SOME legal uses of them)

*buzzer* Incorrect. So sorry, you lose. But you'll get some lovely parting gifts, and a copy of the home game.

Do a Google for "Time Shifting". It was the key point of the ruling in the Sony case you're talking about.

Link

 

[newParadigm]

So i guess, no one really knows if it is or isnt illegal.

Thanks though, the infop on teh Betamax case is helpful.

 

[LASTGUY2GETPS2]

Didn't clinton sign some law that allows you to delete if within 24 hours? Or am i thinking emulators/roms?

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Recording tv shows with your VCR is piracy.

No, if you record, view it once, then destroy it, it's legal.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Recording tv shows with your VCR is piracy.

No, if you record, view it once, then destroy it, it's legal.

I was joking. If you actually took the time to read my previous posts on the first page, you would have saw that. Read before you make a comment.