Copyright Infringement Regarding F1 & the Internet

[FoolKiller]

(And what if there are other people watching the replay with me? Is that technically illegal?)

No, that is not illegal. Going on the assumption that DVRs, DVD recorders, and VCRs are legal to use.

http://copyright.uslegal.com/exclus...ed-works-and-limitations-on-exclusive-rights/

V – Limitations on Public Display Rights

A person who lawfully owns a copy of a copyrighted work can display that copy publicly to viewers present at the place where the copy is located. However, a person who merely possesses a copy without having actual ownership of the copy cannot display that copy publicly.

 

[PeterJB]

I put this up on Youtube, which I recorded on my phone, doesn't seem to have been removed...yet.

 

[FoolKiller]

I put this up on Youtube, which I recorded on my phone, doesn't seem to have been removed...yet.

That is live footage taken by a fan, not a rebroadcasting of copyrighted broadcast footage.

 

[Sohvakettu]

There is also the possibility for 'fair use' claim. You can take parts of copyrighted stuff for some limited use. You have to check out copyright laws though to know when you are allowed to "quote", so to speak, videos and music for your own use. Works of parody were one such use i think but not only one (Using clips in documentaries might be another but i'm not sure). You still can't copy the whole work and not without a cause (just for the sake of copying and redistributing).

By the way, you can contest a copyright claim on YouTube if you think your use is covered by 'fair use'.

 

[Pupik]

Fair Use us quite vague, but basically a short clip would to the trick...I think the point of Fair Use is intentionally left that way, but when used in moderation, it's does its job. The problem is, I doubt Google hand-selects each video for individual inspection unless flagged for removal; they probably just search for key words in titles, tags, and comments...and wipe them out indiscriminately.

My personal opinion, regardless of law, is that any work that is not later available for sale, should be permitted for simple redistribution after a period of one year. It's not as if it will ever be re-broadcasted again, after that time, and would not be of any detrimental loss to the originator. Examples would be old news broadcasts, sporting events, live programming. The catch would be that they cannot be sold for profit after that point, and that no derivatives can be from it, without expressly written consent, so on...

My point is while many TV shows and scheduled programming are sold in box sets after a year or so, or shown again in syndication, there are many programs that are never transmitted again, for they have a limited value to sponsors and a limited audience once aged...much of it just winds up in a storage room, anyhow. [/opinion]

Anyhow, the law is the law. Check back in 100-120 years or so, when it becomes part of public domain.