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By that logic, are you free to show copyrighted films you torrented to all your friends and family as long as the event is not open to the general public?
by jstanley 8y ago
By that logic, are you free to show copyrighted films you torrented to all your friends and family as long as the event is not open to the general public?
- rjbwork 8y agoLegally? No. In practice? Yes. The MPAA et. al don't seem to be prosecuting simple downloaders anymore.
- trothamel 8y agoNo, but you are allowed to show copyrighted films you bought to your family and friends as long as the event is not open to the general public. Doesn't this hinge around if Google legally acquired the film in the first place? Assuming they did that, wouldn't the only other violation be if it was distributed?
- Kerrick 8y agoThose blu-ray discs come with a license specifically calling out that you're allowed "home use" -- the videographer in the news story did not give Google a "home use" license.
- Kalium 8y agoNo, because the torrenting means you took part in public distribution of protected material. The act of showing it privately, on the other hand, is fine.