[mythtv-users] Broadcast Flag Article mentions MythTV and quotes Issac

Shawn Willden shawn-myth at willden.org
Fri Mar 4 15:37:56 UTC 2005


Andy Long wrote:

>Since a copy has to be transfixed to a medium to receive copyright,
>how exactly does broadcasting qualify?  This isn't an attack against
>you, just something I have oft wondered.
>

The show gets copyright protection when it is first fixed in tangible 
medium by the production team.

The legalities around broadcasting copyrighted materials constitute a 
huge portion of US Title 17, the copyright law (see 
http://copyright.gov).  In general, only the copyright owner can 
authorize broadcasts and certainly doesn't lose copyright by doing it.

    Shawn.


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