[ SECRET POST #2330 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2330 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

NA Yeah, no, it didn't become "wrong" with the dawn of the internet. It's always been illegal. People did get prosecuted for videotaping movies in cinemas and selling copies of that--it's theft. Yes, doing it in your home was theft and illegal--if you wanted a copy, you should have bought it. No, music companies weren't happy about people taping songs off the air--they just couldn't figure out how to prosecute them; they also accepted that if people really wanted a decent copy of the song w/o room noise, etc., they'd have to buy a copy of the tape/record. Also, taping something and passing it around your friends was illegal, but it was much harder for the companies to find out and prosecute--it's much easier these days b/c of the Internet to find out and prosecute.

[kallanda_lee]

Actually that really depends on local law. Here having home copies and sharing with direct family/friends was not illegal. Yes, videotaping in a cinema was illegal, but not, say, making a music mix for your buddy, because that counted as "family circle use". I realize the logic was: if they want decent quality, they'll just have to buy it, and that point is now moot. But very little actually chanced except for technology and availability, but as always, people are trying to artificially fight that change.

[(Anonymous)]

As I recall, at least in my locality, a compromise was reached whereby copying for personal, non-commercial use was allowed and a small surcharge on blank media went to the content creators. The majority of the public was happy with this arrangement, and I don't see why a variation thereof couldn't be employed today (except of course that it would deprive the MPAA/RIAA of the dictatorial control they've always wanted.)