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Originally Posted by Snake Doctor
Actually what he is describing isn't illegal.
Mass online file sharing IS illegal, but making a copy of a song or a movie for a friend isn't. Neither is recording a movie off of TV or a song off of the radio.
The RIAA sued to stop cassette recorders, and the MPAA sued to stop VCR's, making the argument you are making. The courts ruled that the proper use of those devices wasn't illegal.
Napster tried to use that same argument and lost....but that doesn't mean what TheDoc is talking about is now illegal.
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Oh my. I love armchair lawyers.
Making a copy 'for a friend' - is illegal.
Recording off the radio - is illegal.
Copying shows from the TV - illegal.
There are, of course, grey areas, and exceptions, mainly concerning intent - but all of your examples are illegal.