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AFAIK (Canadian here) it's legal to use anything commercial if it's for educational purposes, so they'd have to prove you're profiting off of it (with current l
by loceng 12y ago
AFAIK (Canadian here) it's legal to use anything commercial if it's for educational purposes, so they'd have to prove you're profiting off of it (with current laws) to prosecute. Please someone correct me if I'm mistaken ...
- pavel_lishin 12y agoI doubt it's that clear-cut; if I'm downloading episodes of Glee or recently released movies to watch on my laptop, I'm not exactly using them for educational reasons, but I'm also not making a profit.
- loceng 12y agoThey'd have to prove it before they could go after you for it - you could be reviewing them, perhaps film or acting is your study.
- obi-nine 12y agoMichael Geist has done the most to explain the new laws. Since they just came into effect there are many articles like the following that explain the details: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/08/michael-geist-copyright-modernization-act_n_6436584.html http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/08/michael-geist-copyri...