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Yes, quite worrying.
There is (copyright speaking) no difference between sharing out of print stuff/non-released stuff/park audio and commercially available material - including films, of course, so one just hopes that Disney has a more tolerant attitude if they are not actually losing money because of it (and the people doing are not actually making money from it as well).
One can just hope.......................
Interestingly, the UK has some very tight laws regarding copyright including the fact that it's illegal to copy your purchased CD onto your PC or iPod for any reason (including backup) whatsoever.
There's quite a bit in the news at the moment following the Pirate Bay case and calls for the UK to follow many other countries where this is permitted.
There is (copyright speaking) no difference between sharing out of print stuff/non-released stuff/park audio and commercially available material - including films, of course, so one just hopes that Disney has a more tolerant attitude if they are not actually losing money because of it (and the people doing are not actually making money from it as well).
One can just hope.......................
Interestingly, the UK has some very tight laws regarding copyright including the fact that it's illegal to copy your purchased CD onto your PC or iPod for any reason (including backup) whatsoever.
There's quite a bit in the news at the moment following the Pirate Bay case and calls for the UK to follow many other countries where this is permitted.
musicradio77
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I live in the US, but I don't get copyright laws, just like YouTube does with its WMG debacle.
The Pirate bay lot have, of course, appealed as the judge was also on the board of a copyright group so they are crying "conflict of interest".
Also, bear in mind, they were NOT discussing copyright but only their role as matchmakers by introducing those who want to break copyright laws. They say that, by only acting as a middle-man, it's nothing to do with them.
Yeah, right.
Copyright laws are simple:
You create something, it's yours. Full stop. You have the exclusive right to use it - and only you.
If someone steals it, you can sue because it's not allowed.
Of course, you can let someone copy it with or without permission. That's up to you but you have the legal right to stop them, should you want to.
Most people only sue to either
Ensure they retain the copyright (so it doesn't become public domain).
Ensure that their copyright isn't used in a manner which may reflect badly on them. (A picture of a certain mouse taking drugs, for instance)
To stop people making money out of your property (selling your work and not giving you any money for it).
Because they didn't want their work appearing where it did without permission.
In reality, copyright is broken all over the place but the copyright holders choose not to enforce their rights.
Taking a photo of a poster (copyright to the artist or company) is illegal copying. careful with what's in the background of any photos you publish
The important thing is your right to enforce copyright laws if you choose to.
Technically speaking, if you were to copy my words from here and post them somewhere else (once here, they are "published") you would be breaking my copyright and I could demand you remove them - if I chose to.
I may be happy with your use of them and choose not to enforce my copyright (for now).
There we go, the simplified form B)
Also, bear in mind, they were NOT discussing copyright but only their role as matchmakers by introducing those who want to break copyright laws. They say that, by only acting as a middle-man, it's nothing to do with them.
Yeah, right.
Copyright laws are simple:
You create something, it's yours. Full stop. You have the exclusive right to use it - and only you.
If someone steals it, you can sue because it's not allowed.
Of course, you can let someone copy it with or without permission. That's up to you but you have the legal right to stop them, should you want to.
Most people only sue to either
Ensure they retain the copyright (so it doesn't become public domain).
Ensure that their copyright isn't used in a manner which may reflect badly on them. (A picture of a certain mouse taking drugs, for instance)
To stop people making money out of your property (selling your work and not giving you any money for it).
Because they didn't want their work appearing where it did without permission.
In reality, copyright is broken all over the place but the copyright holders choose not to enforce their rights.
Taking a photo of a poster (copyright to the artist or company) is illegal copying. careful with what's in the background of any photos you publish
The important thing is your right to enforce copyright laws if you choose to.
Technically speaking, if you were to copy my words from here and post them somewhere else (once here, they are "published") you would be breaking my copyright and I could demand you remove them - if I chose to.
I may be happy with your use of them and choose not to enforce my copyright (for now).
There we go, the simplified form B)
We have even more draconian laws here in the UK.
Here, it's also illegal to copy a CD you own onto a portable device for your own use (iPod or mp3 player, for example)or to copy it to your PC, make a backup copy to play in the car etc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6095612.stm
They still haven't changed the laws (as far as I am aware) and it's still a breach of copyright to do it.
Here, it's also illegal to copy a CD you own onto a portable device for your own use (iPod or mp3 player, for example)or to copy it to your PC, make a backup copy to play in the car etc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6095612.stm
They still haven't changed the laws (as far as I am aware) and it's still a breach of copyright to do it.
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Mininova has lost its civil dispute with Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The judge ruled that Mininova is not directly responsible for any copyright infringement, but ordered it to remove all torrents linking to copyrighted material within three months, or face a penalty of up to 5 million euros.
Full story: TorrentFreak
Mininova has lost its civil dispute with Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The judge ruled that Mininova is not directly responsible for any copyright infringement, but ordered it to remove all torrents linking to copyrighted material within three months, or face a penalty of up to 5 million euros.
Full story: TorrentFreak