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A comment on Ask HN: Are there any projects to do historical archiving of RF spectrum?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Are there any projects to do historical archiving... by adamgamble on Thursday July 28, 2016 @06:15PM (#12183599)
Any idea if its legal? I assume it is but I have no idea.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there any projects to do historical archiving... by gravypod on Thursday July 28, 2016 @11:59PM (#12184933)
Listening is 100% fine in the USA. Transmission without a ham license, and in certain bands, will net you some fines and maybe jail time.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there any projects to do historical archiving... by vitovito on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:52AM (#12185078)
Any spectrum recordings would almost be guaranteed to include copyrighted content, and in the US distributing those recordings would fall afoul of the DMCA.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there any projects to do historical archiving... by gravypod on Friday July 29, 2016 @06:18PM (#12190468)
That's not how RF works. The courts have heard cases like this. Look up the talk on CreepyDOL from defcon.
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