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minus-squareSchlemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYeah. That’s illegal in lots of countries.
minus-squareTonyOstrich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoBut it is legal in the country he lives in as well as the country YouTube is headquartered in.
minus-squareSchlemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIs it? I’m not totally sure, as I’m not from the US but I think the DMCA is the nasty player in this game.
minus-squareadr1an@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoYou’re right https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2018/faqs.html
minus-squarecouldbealeotard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoA lot of people don’t realise that the application of the VCR was technically copyright infringement, especially so when you lent tapes to your friends.
Yeah. That’s illegal in lots of countries.
But it is legal in the country he lives in as well as the country YouTube is headquartered in.
Is it? I’m not totally sure, as I’m not from the US but I think the DMCA is the nasty player in this game.
You’re right https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2018/faqs.html
A lot of people don’t realise that the application of the VCR was technically copyright infringement, especially so when you lent tapes to your friends.