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Re: What's a "privacy pirate"? said by bsoft:I think you need to read up on what case law is. Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. established that: the making of individual copies of complete television shows for purposes of time-shifting does not constitute copyright infringement, but is fair use. Similarly, there are other instances in which making personal copies for fair use is well established, such as "Format-Shifting", e.g. putting a CD on your MP3 player (RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia, 180 F. 3d 1072, 1079, 9th Circ. 1999.). Please let me clarify. I do agree that time/place/format shifting is usually legal, starting with the Betamax case you linked to.
What I was referring to was obtaining some type of a recording as a rental (from say Blockbuster) or borrowing (from a friend or library) and making a copy of it claiming fair use. That goes beyond what Sony v. Universal decided.
You probably are legally able make a personal copy of a rental or borrowed item while you have possession of the original, but once the original is returned your rights to the copy cease. |
