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it's up to the guy who has the tapes being willing to give them away for free No... that would still be illegal and the NFL could still sue. 'The value of
by mmanfrin 11y ago
it's up to the guy who has the tapes being willing to give
them away for free
No... that would still be illegal and the NFL could still sue.
'The value of the tapes is zero'; what a weird statement to make. Are the value of illegal drugs zero because 'the only possible buyers' (i.e., no one) can't show interest? There is inherent value in a recording of the first event of a series of events that attracts hundreds of millions of viewers.
- dsp1234 11y agowould still be illegal and the NFL could still sue. If he uploaded a copy to youtube as part of a historical article or other non-commercial use, then the fair use analysis would likely go his way. Particularly for something of such cultural and historical relevance. That said, trying to get money for it is certainly going to count against that analysis.
- TillE 11y agoThat's really not how copyright works at all. If the NFL owns the copyright, then distributing it in any way is a blatant violation. There are no relevant fair use exemptions.
- wyldfire 11y agoNo, you're mistaken. Fair Use is for precisely this kind of purpose and protects those who share copyrighted content for educational purposes. Refer to USC, Title 17, chap 1, § 107 [1] http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 Note that "educational purposes" are described, but not "cultural/historical relevance". Up for debate as to whether those intersect here.