Comments on: time shifter or thief? where frugal meets breaking the law http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Melissa Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:39:47 +0000 http://frugalandthriving.com.au/?p=4475#comment-598 Ta, thought photocopying 10% was in regards to fair use, like for teaching purposes etc. It's good to have a librarian's perspective! Ta, thought photocopying 10% was in regards to fair use, like for teaching purposes etc. It’s good to have a librarian’s perspective!

]]> By: Linda http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Linda Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:12:24 +0000 http://frugalandthriving.com.au/?p=4475#comment-571 Copyright law simply isn't keeping up with the internet and the digital age where we don't want to be bound to a TV/DVD/CD, we just want to download something when we want to. Thankfully new models such as iTunes, ABC iView etc at least make it easier to access material "legally" rather than downloading it for free on bit torrent. A little bit of good news...photocopying the odd recipe is not a crime, you are entitled to photocopy 10% of a printed work so long as it is not "substantial part" of the IP in that item. Of course working out whether the 10% and the substantial part are similar can be challenging! Copyright law simply isn’t keeping up with the internet and the digital age where we don’t want to be bound to a TV/DVD/CD, we just want to download something when we want to. Thankfully new models such as iTunes, ABC iView etc at least make it easier to access material “legally” rather than downloading it for free on bit torrent.

A little bit of good news…photocopying the odd recipe is not a crime, you are entitled to photocopy 10% of a printed work so long as it is not “substantial part” of the IP in that item. Of course working out whether the 10% and the substantial part are similar can be challenging!

]]> By: Melissa http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Melissa Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:06:03 +0000 http://frugalandthriving.com.au/?p=4475#comment-570 I feel like someone out of a si-fi book when I think that I'm a 'time-shifter'. I feel like someone out of a si-fi book when I think that I’m a ‘time-shifter’.

]]> By: Charmaine http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Charmaine Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:17:18 +0000 http://frugalandthriving.com.au/?p=4475#comment-567 This is very interesting. I tend to record a lot of TV shows, so good to hear about Time Shift. This is very interesting. I tend to record a lot of TV shows, so good to hear about Time Shift.

]]> By: Maureen http://frugalandthriving.com.au/2010/time-shifter-or-thief-where-frugal-meets-breaking-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Maureen Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:50:12 +0000 http://frugalandthriving.com.au/?p=4475#comment-565 Oh dear I,m guilty of all of the above offences. Oh dear I,m guilty of all of the above offences.

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