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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by TeMPOraL on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:45PM (#42741827)
Isn't this also what allows people to create copies for personal use, and what makes downloading pirated media legally clear, and only producing/distributing illegal? Sounds like a fine tradeoff, as fixing IP laws (and international treaties) is way too hard of a problem.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by sharpshadow on Friday January 17, 2025 @05:27PM (#42743944)
It’s the other way around the law got created because of the possibility of private copies and their fear of profit loss. A private copy is only legal if the source is legal. Circumventing copy protection makes it illegal. Pirated copies and temporary copies like streaming are afaik grey areas because the difficulty to prove and not a trade off.
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