Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]
by icebraining on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:08PM
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It's still you who are recording, not the 3rd party. If I purposely hit someone with my car, the car manufacturer can't be blamed, but if I tell my driver to hit someone and he does, shouldn't he be blamed?
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Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]
by dd36 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:39PM
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It is you that are recording with Aereo's service...
Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]
by icebraining on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @02:24PM
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Not anymore than I'm driving through my driver. Aereo controls what gets recorded, not the user. They're not an agnostic tool that can be used for any purpose, like a VCR.
Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]
by coldpie on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:32PM
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Are you really suggesting it should be illegal for me to pay someone else to record a television show for me while I'm away?
Re:Supreme court: Aereo is violating copyright law [pdf]
by icebraining on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @01:35PM
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Oh, I would never suggest that. I think what Aereo does should be legal. But judges are supposed to uphold the existing law, not what they think it should be.