Re:H.265/HEVC vs. H.264/AVC: 50% bit rate savings verified
by __P on Tuesday January 12, 2016 @10:08PM
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Australia doesn't have Fair Use provision because it doesn't need it.
Australia allows use of copyrighted material for research/teaching purposes (up to a % limit). As in it isn't against the law at all. Where as Fair Use Provision is a defence, when you are charged with breach of copyright (much like "self defence" in an assault charge).
(This is how even in Australia, Teachers are allowed to photocopy material for classes, and Journalists can report on other materials without being sued). The Copyright Agency tries to police and charge royalties if applicable.
Re:H.265/HEVC vs. H.264/AVC: 50% bit rate savings verified
by voltagex_ on Tuesday January 12, 2016 @10:21PM
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Right. Looks like the first item in [1] under the 1968 Act protects me, but If I'm wrong, [2] will see my computer destroyed.
I'm not able to find anything regarding DRM, but I think that's what they mean by decoder.
IANAL.
1: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/...
2: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2006A00158/Html/Text#para...
Re:H.265/HEVC vs. H.264/AVC: 50% bit rate savings verified
by ubitaco on Tuesday January 12, 2016 @08:40PM
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Perhaps you can start at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resour...
Good luck!
Re:H.265/HEVC vs. H.264/AVC: 50% bit rate savings verified
by ewindisch on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @12:02AM
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Big Buck Bunny is from a number of films by the Blender Foundation. They also made the live-action movie Tears of Steel, which can be downloaded uncompressed: http://media.xiph.org/tearsofsteel/
Does anyone know of some Free-as-in-speech clips from a wider range of sources/cameras that I can use without being sued into oblivion? Australia doesn't really have Fair Use provisions.