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Originally Posted by gideongallery
then why did they not win on the original case ?
that arguement was made at the very beginning
why did they have to address the difference between a public transmission and a public broadcast if the 1 to 1 relationship was the winning arguement ?
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Because they were able to successfully argue that if 1000 people record a show and all of them play it back simultaneously that is 1000 private viewings not a public broadcast which is what the opposition had been arguing.
The original broadcast of the show by the studio/network is a public broadcast, your recording and viewing of the recording is a private viewing.
This is how the legal system works. If you don't get the ruling you want you appeal and sometimes you get what you want on appeal.