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It's legal to make a copy of something you own, however it's not legal to make a copy of something illicitly acquired, whether or not there's distribution invol
by WheatMillington 3y ago
It's legal to make a copy of something you own, however it's not legal to make a copy of something illicitly acquired, whether or not there's distribution involved.
- balls187 3y agoCompanies ofc now circumvent that by selling you licenses, and not something you own.
- jes5199 3y agois there legal jargon for this distinction?
- Scoundreller 3y agoIt gets kinda dicey in jurisdictions that have media levy taxes. The uploader might be breaking the law but not the downloader that stores the copyrighted material on levy-paid media. I’ve heard inklings of this argument in Canada but can’t figure out what the current state of the art is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing_in_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing_in_Canada Then is a corporation’s internal use for the purpose of analysis considered “private use”? If there’s no redistribution/broadcasting, is it still non-commercial?