[mythtv-users] What NOT to do to your Myth box...

[sschaefer1 at woh.rr.com]

How would this work in my case...
I used to watch a show that aired between 1991-1993 called "Sweating Bullets" (aka "Tropical Heat", in Canada), and I were find and ask someone in an area where it is still being broadcast to record it using their Hauppauge PVR 250 or 350... I were to download it and watch, since it's not aired in my area.

As I'm understanding you are saying it is a violation, but that it probably won't get much attention cause it's still publicly available (sort of). Am I understanding that correctly?

----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Templeton <brad+myth at templetons.com>
Date: Friday, January 14, 2005 5:02 pm
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] What NOT to do to your Myth box...

> On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 03:19:04PM -0600, Andrew Close wrote:
> > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:02:49 -0800, Brad Templeton
> > <brad+myth at templetons.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:34:22AM -0500, Paul Kidwell wrote:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > And of course, most of those shows can be found via 
> bittorrent, not
> > > that I would advise you to violate any copyrights.  Not at the 
> same> > size you recorded them, though.
> > 
> > ooooo!  i had to reply to this.  or ask this question. :)
> > is it really violating copyright by downloading bittorrented tv 
> shows> that you could record using your VCR/PRV/DVR?  (assuming 
> you're paying
> > for your cable or whatever service you're using...)
> > if i'm already paying for the content and happen to mis-program my
> > 'VCR' and don't get the show, then why can't i grab it via 
> bittorrent?> i'm not saying it's right or wrong, or that the MPAA 
> won't knock on
> > your door.  just asking if that would be a valid arguement.
> 
> 
> Since lawsuits over this sort of thing are rare, it's hard to give
> an exact answer.   Technically, it is a copyright violation, but
> fair use rules are fluid.
> 
> Not every copy is a violation.  Recording a show to watch it later
> is not a violation.  Recording a show and transcoding it to a
> different format to play on a different device is not.  Making a
> backup copy of something you legitimately own is not a violation.
> 
> Distributing copies to or from strangers is more likely to be
> a violation.  It gets worse if the commercials are stripped, too.
> 
> However, when it's a program anybody can get off the air, the history
> is people don't care as much about it, so you don't see a lot of
> lawsuits.  But torrent sites are being shut down now, some for doing
> TV, though more for movies.
> 
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