Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook
by eweise on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @03:37PM
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Is downloading movies illegal?
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Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook
by Anon1096 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @03:48PM
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Sharing copyrighted content is
Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook
by icebraining on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @04:46PM
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Not just sharing - even loading a program to RAM to run it is considered a copy and needs a license, as per MAI v. Peak.
Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook
by sp332 on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @03:55PM
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They can sue for copyright infringement, but since the damages are tiny, they generally don't bother. What's different since the DMCA is that "commercial scale" infringement is now a criminal offense even if you're not making any money. And if you're uploading, say by using a bittorrent client which uploads while you're "downloading", then they could make a criminal case.
Re:Google Pixelbook – A High Performance Chromebook
by narrowrail on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @04:25PM
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Well, given the question asked, we need to be clear that the legality of downloading copyrighted content varies by country. Also, the DMCA[0] has been around for 21 years, so it's not exactly a recent change. The last time the industry went after a torrenter, it was Hunger Games (2010), IIRC; I always attributed to the Streisand affect[1].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...