Haha typical Facebook: not only did they torrent terabytes of stuff, they didn’t even contribute back by seeding.
that legal argument doesn’t fly in the u.s…
but if you wanna buy a ruling that says downloading isn’t piracy, go for it.
it flies if you are zuckerberg apparently
What’s the precedent and current consensus for caselaw? I remember that Capitol v. Thomas kicked off the notion of “making available” as an infringement of the distribution right, but I haven’t followed everything that came after.
It’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see how it works out.
If somebody projects a movie onto a public wall, is it illegal to watch it without paying?
There’s laws for this. IIRC, as long as the person playing the movie owns it and isn’t charging anyone to watch, it’s legal.
Owns it in what sense, though? Owning a copy that he can play in the projector, or owning the intellectual rights to the movie?
I think they’re drawing a distinction between personal use and commercial exhibition.
If you own a legal copy you can use it for personal uses like a projector on a wall. But you couldn’t charge admission fees to your little movie theater. iirc there’s some weird laws for commercial venues based on the square footage, where restaurants and bars under like 500sqft. have more leeway in what music/tv/movies they can play without obtaining a commercial license for the media
I guess the MPAA isn’t as ruthless as the music one (forgot their acronym). I recently found out you can’t even perform karaoke over the internet legally, even if you’re not charging admission, unless you get a license for the songs you’re performing. Same with doing covers unless it’s live.
That’s some straight bullshit, imo.
what the fuck is that
The photo? I think its a leech
Definitely a leech. That’s what torrenters who don’t seed are called.
Could have done without it.
But… but princess just needs a little feed 🥺
Lol will the greedy AI companies be the ones that fix the broken copyright system in America?
No, the broken legal system will give them a pass and pat on the back.
