Posted by PTravel on 11/05/06 18:12

"Paul Hyett" <pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote in message
news:P4$V6GKTfZTFFwF0@blueyonder.co.uk...
> In rec.video.dvd.tech on Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Citizen Bob wrote :
>>
>>>>It would be a colossal waste of time to sue me because I don't break
>>>>any law. The Mob has mininterpreted the law and someday Congress will
>>>>stop taking bribes and do something to rectify the situation.
>>
>>>BTW Bob, a pig just flew past my window... :)
>>
>>Congress did something about the attempt on the part of the
>>entertainment industry to make copying TV shows with a VCR illegal.
>
> Presumably, either video manufacturers had deeper pockets than the
> entertainment industry, or Congress realised it'd be insane to pass a law
> so utterly impossible to enforce.

To be clear: Congress did nothing in this regard. Sony v. Universal was a
Supreme Court case, and its finding that consumer off-air recording was fair
use is what authorized copying TV shows with a VCR. Neither the video
manufacturers deep pockets, or Congress' evaluation of the law had nothing
to do with it -- there is no statutory law that specifically addresses VCRs.


> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

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