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The bigger question is that does having a bunch of friends over to watch anything on your big-screen tv violate copyright law?
by elblanco 17y ago
The bigger question is that does having a bunch of friends over to watch anything on your big-screen tv violate copyright law?
- brk 17y agoAnd the even BIGGER question then that is who will rehash this age-old topic around this time next year?
- mrkurt 17y agoThe article answers that: > The rest of exemption five lays out a host of limitations to the exemption (yes, it's a bit confusing), but they all apply to "an establishment"—a public gathering place, not a home. The rules get remarkably specific, apply differently to small and large venues, and come with restrictions on how many TVs or radios can be used in a place of business without running into trouble.
- ComputerGuru 17y agoOK, so what about that tiny TV at your favorite pub?
- mrkurt 17y agoAlso covered. ;) > The "55 inch" language applies to large establishments of more than a few thousand square feet. Such places can show the big game on a TV set, but only if they don't use "more than 4 audiovisual devices, of which not more than 1 audiovisual device is located in any 1 room, and no such audiovisual device has a diagonal screen size greater than 55 inches, and any audio portion of the performance or display is communicated by means of a total of not more than 6 loudspeakers, of which not more than 4 loudspeakers are located in any 1 room or adjoining outdoor space."
- Raphael 17y agoThe possibility that having a bunch of people watching decoded radio signals could be illegal is just bizarre.
- mrkurt 17y agoIt's really not any more bizarre than having copies of strings of characters be illegal. Or copies of sound patterns, vocal pitches, etc.