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Originally Posted by gideongallery
reread the betamax case
if you only had a right to view them when they aired sony would have lost that case
if you only got to timeshift using authorized devices then sony would have been forced to pay liciencing fees for every vcr they sold
the whole point of the fair use is for the scope of the fair use , the content is not controlled by the exclusive right of the copyright holder
for the scope of the fair use, the content is basically public domain.
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Again.. Paying my cable bill does not mean I now own the content. Just that I have the rights to timeshift the shows that I've paid to be able to see so I can watch them at a more convenient time, not over and over again etc.
Regardless, the laws are what they are and until actual intelligent people change them, the rampant piracy, stealing of content will continue.