piracy arguement
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Well, technically lending any video is illegal but we all do it. Also, if you invite friends to watch it, thats illegal because if you read the small print it says "no public performance" yet EVERYONE does that!
But not all laws are inforced because they are not illegal enough - so its quite a grey area where to draw the line. Because you can be over-cautious.
Heres what I do; until there are more solid laws about piracy, this is where I draw the line...
So long as I don't make a profit out of it, and I don't have to do any work other than just play what I copied (eg, I don't go in for videogame piracy if I need a mod-chip or anything) - then its OK. It needs to be free and it needs to be easy. And until there are better laws, that is what I go by.
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What about libraries? they also lend out videos, tapes, CDs and DVDs as well as books.
I don't know if other libraries do it but my local library also charge a fee for items other than books leant out.
Yes, but libraries have a special licence. And everyone copies every video/tape/cd/dvd that they get from their library, don't they?
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And everyone copies every video/tape/cd/dvd that they get from their library, don't they?
looks around suspiciously at the guilty faces
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in all honesty, i have been waiting for this to happen. its well known that several 'prestigous' traders make more profit than is liked.
trading will not be stopping. what will probably be happening is we will now move underground and stop taking money as part of transactions. this will involve people speaking to their friends in chat and on the forum through private messaging. trading will now consist of sending someone some tapes and a few stamps and the other person making a few copies and using the stamps to cover postage back.
alternatively, it may work in that some episodes are swopped for some other episodes ("I'll copy series 4 for you if you copy series 5 for me") etc.
no money is charged for 'experience' or 'time'.
no profit is made and it is not promoted on a wide scale. that way, it is going to go un-noticed or the higher up authorities are more likely to turn a blind eye on it.
not that i condone illegalities understand
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It'll never be legalised but I can't help but feel that the police have bigger fish to fry. Just don't set up a company called "Bill's Knightmare Bootleg Bonanza."
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