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If the movies were out of copyright, people would be able to freely use existing copies - DVDs, physical film not in Disney's physical control, etc.
by twic 7y ago
If the movies were out of copyright, people would be able to freely use existing copies - DVDs, physical film not in Disney's physical control, etc.
- gamblor956 7y agoPeople can already free use their existing copies under the first sale doctrine which has been around for several decades. Copyright simply means you can't copy your DVDs of Disney films onto other DVDs and sell them for a profit without getting permission (aka a license) from Disney first.
- scintill76 7y agoIANAL, but I don't think profiting would be the illegal part here. I think any distribution of an unauthorized copy violates copyright.
- beerandt 7y ago1)no such thing as an unauthorized copy once copyright expires. 2) even before copyright expires, first sale doctrine applies to any re-sold copy (the disc bought), but not copies of that copy. 3) this doesn't solve the problem of have having access to the high quality masters.
- rasz 7y agoNot in my countery, we have a 'close friends and family' clause in our Copyright bill.