Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/30/07 01:59

"Steve Guidry" wrote ...
>I think I know the answer to this, but . . .
>
> A customer brings in a VHS tape he made of a TV show.
> Says his VHS deck broke and he's not going to replace it.
> Wants it transferred to DVD.
>
> Can I do this for him without breaking the law ?
> And
> Can I do this without fear of lawsuit from the copyright holder ?
>
> I guess I'm asking for business advice as well as the legal angle.
>
> I know that nothing posted here on usenet should ever be construed as
> "real" legal advice.

You could make a cogent argument either way.

I'd feel "safe/justified" by agreeing to dub with the provision
that I would destroy the VHS copy. At least then you could
argue that you weren't making aditional copies, but "merely"
transcoding to a different medium. But I likely don't have as
much to lose as you do.

I'd also bet that Ptravel would disagree, but that's his job. :-)

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