Is this legal?


  1. Posts : 45
    windows 7 pro 64 bit
       #1

    Is this legal?


    Is it legal to record shows using my tv tuner and post them on the interweb? I have regular free digital tv...

    JW!

    Thanks!
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    Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04
       #2

    adgower said:
    Is it legal to record shows using my tv tuner and post them on the interweb? I have regular free digital tv...

    JW!

    Thanks!
    The laws vary in each country, over here in the US I don't think it'd be legal. I couldn't speak for anywhere else.
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  3. Posts : 3,960
    W7 x64
       #3

    Try selling recordings on eBay or Amazon and watch your account get sanctioned, you're subject not only to the laws of the region where the broadcast happens, but the original international copyright vested in the studio/publisher.

    Recordings are Ok for personal use, but improper redistribution is generally regarded as somewhat of a cardinal sin
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  4. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #4

    adgower said:
    Is it legal to record shows using my tv tuner and post them on the interweb? I have regular free digital tv...

    JW!

    Thanks!
    Hi and welcome


    Its more complex than that. which show recorded, which site posted on in which country. Get a lawyer first.

    Ken J++
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  5. Posts : 13
    Win 7 Home Premium 64
       #5

    legality


    TV shows and movies are copywrited and you have to have permission to post the whole show. If it's just snippets it's probably okay. It's all about profitabilty.
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  6. Posts : 557
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
       #6

    When in doubt, abstain.



    I can't think of one place that allows copyright material on the web.
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  7. Posts : 45
    windows 7 pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    That is what i thought...

    haha thanks! Yeah i'm is US, but you are saying short clips are okay? and what is the personal reason is only for my immediate family aka household... would that be for my personal use?
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  8. Posts : 557
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
       #8

    Usually a lincenced product will mention in part or in it's entirety.


    Might have spelled the last word wrong. French and English don't always get along.
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  9. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #9

    Even though the majority of films are copyrighted, there are some that are out of copyright, and since they can be legally downloaded (Internet Archive), they could be used in the fashion that you asked about.
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