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Old 05-01-2005, 10:55 AM  
mardigras
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Originally Posted by SL|M!
As far as I know, copying a movie at the theaters is illegal. However, in the Betamax case, the Supreme Court ruled that making a copy of a TV show was a legal, non-infringing use of broadcast content.

So its not the same
You are missing the point. The laws you state say you can tape a TV show for your personal use. It is forbidden to transfer that tape or other recorded media to someone else.
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