Re:FunkWhale: Decentralized Music Server
by Macha on Thursday January 21, 2021 @09:55PM
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Sharing with friends via a server is as much copyright infringement, legally speaking, as sharing with randoms on bittorrent. Its just much harder to prove, much less financially beneficial to prosecute and much worse PR if you do it anyway to set an example.
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Re:FunkWhale: Decentralized Music Server
by detaro on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:05PM
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> legally speaking
as usual, this depends on where in the world you are. Some legal systems do make a difference here.
Re:FunkWhale: Decentralized Music Server
by Triv888 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:45PM
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I don't think so because it is not illegal to give them a copy on a cassette
Re:FunkWhale: Decentralized Music Server
by danielheath on Thursday January 21, 2021 @11:57PM
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Not illegal where? I'd be surprised if this wasn't copyright infringement in most USA-compatible jurisdictions.
USA?
"Making a noncommercial mix tape (as in, an analog audiocassette) of copyrighted songs is immune from claims of copyright infringement, thanks to the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992, 17 U.S.C. § 1008."
Does it mention creating bit perfect mix tape clones and redistributing to unlimited others?
Some info here...
http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v07/07HarvJLTech377...