Software Piracy

HI Carl,

Thanks for the correction :-).

http://www.eff.org/Legal/Cases/sony_v_universal_decision.html

Seems to me that it makes it clear that to record a program without watching it
and watch it at a later date isn't a breach of copyright
- "time shifting".

(just reading it as mathematician / philosopher, which of course
isn't the same as reading it as a lawyer, I know that well!)

I don't know about the uk, but came up with this discussion
between uk lawyers in a google search:

http://www.cni.org/Hforums/cni-copyright/1992-04/0109.html

> Under UK law, it would be infringement of copyright to copy a home
> video even if for private use, but you are allowed to "time-shift"
> broadcasts and cablecasts.

Which I didn't know - certainly nothing is done about it and lots
of people tape radio or t.v. programs and may listen to them
more than once.

Robert