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> downloading video content copy for personal consumption without owning original is legal in many European countries No it isn't.

Markoff 4y ago
> 11. Am I infringing copyright if I watch a movie by streaming it instead of downloading it from the internet? > Films, series, etc. can be downloaded or streamed online thanks to various websites (services) that offer this content legally. *However, users can also obtain this content thanks to various online file-hosting services and websites with embedded videos, which do not have the appropriate authorisation for this kind of communication of works to the public.* > *Users are not liable for copyright infringement in the case of downloading or streaming the work for their own personal use* — based on the private-use exception and the three-step test. Answer nr 11. Source: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faq-cs#faqanchor_CS https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faq-cs... Same applies to Slovakia, same applies to Spain, etc. Next time you better check your sources before giving misleading answers about something you have no idea about.
- Mindwipe 4y ago
  Three isn't "many", and you're wrong about Spain and Slovenia anyway, Spain requires you to copy the work from a personally owned legitimately obtained copy or for the original to be made legally available online and is subject to the terms not prohibiting it. The answer in Slovenia's FAQ is badly written, and hasn't been updated since 2016 when there is a European Court of Justice ruling that contradicts it from 2017 - https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/04/28/european-court-justice-tightens-screws-streaming/ https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/04/28/european-court-justice-t... The Czech Republic is the only country where what you said could be considered in any way accurate, and their copyright law on this isn't especially compatible with their European treaty commitments and will unquestionably go away at some point. Perhaps you should consider checking your sources instead.
  - Markoff 4y ago
    I am not even going to waste my time anymore with someone who confuses Slovakia with Slovenia, that sums up your knowledge about EU laws pretty well.

Markoff 4y ago

> 11. Am I infringing copyright if I watch a movie by streaming it instead of downloading it from the internet? > Films, series, etc. can be downloaded or streamed online thanks to various websites (services) that offer this content legally. *However, users can also obtain this content thanks to various online file-hosting services and websites with embedded videos, which do not have the appropriate authorisation for this kind of communication of works to the public.* > *Users are not liable for copyright infringement in the case of downloading or streaming the work for their own personal use* — based on the private-use exception and the three-step test. Answer nr 11. Source: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faq-cs#faqanchor_CS https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faq-cs... Same applies to Slovakia, same applies to Spain, etc. Next time you better check your sources before giving misleading answers about something you have no idea about.

Mindwipe 4y ago
Three isn't "many", and you're wrong about Spain and Slovenia anyway, Spain requires you to copy the work from a personally owned legitimately obtained copy or for the original to be made legally available online and is subject to the terms not prohibiting it. The answer in Slovenia's FAQ is badly written, and hasn't been updated since 2016 when there is a European Court of Justice ruling that contradicts it from 2017 - https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/04/28/european-court-justice-tightens-screws-streaming/ https://www.ip-watch.org/2017/04/28/european-court-justice-t... The Czech Republic is the only country where what you said could be considered in any way accurate, and their copyright law on this isn't especially compatible with their European treaty commitments and will unquestionably go away at some point. Perhaps you should consider checking your sources instead.
- Markoff 4y ago
  I am not even going to waste my time anymore with someone who confuses Slovakia with Slovenia, that sums up your knowledge about EU laws pretty well.