Posted by Stuart on 01/30/07 05:40

"Steve Guidry" <steveguidry1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>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.
>
>
Depends on your jurisdiction - in Australia you would be committing a
criminal offence. As a business owner you would be guilty of a copyright
breach no matter if you destroyed the original - the actual 'act' of making
a copy is illegal for companies or businesses unless the owner of the
original can prove copyright ownership. A private individual may record off
air for his own use and may play back once and then must delete! like yeah!
but that's the new copyright act in Oz

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