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[VAkena]

Question: Develop a set of guidelines that should be followed by the home user to ensure they are abiding by the laws of copyright.

 

Thanks lads...

[SSL]

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[2FA]

Sounds like you want us do a homework question for you.

 

Seems simplistic enough, not sure why you need help with it.

[iTzPrime]

Aks google mate

[straight_stewie]

15 hours ago, VAkena said:

Question: Develop a set of guidelines that should be followed by the home user to ensure they are abiding by the laws of copyright.

The answer is super simple. I'm not sure why you need help with this? The answer is so simple that it shouldn't even be under the heading software design and development, but rather common sense.

[kirashi]

23 hours ago, VAkena said:

Question: Develop a set of guidelines that should be followed by the home user to ensure they are abiding by the laws of copyright.

 

Thanks lads...

First, you've chosen black text, and I use the night theme 24/7, but I'll let it slide since this is the first post of yours I'm replying to.

Second, the easiest way is to not allow home users to connect to the internet in any way shape or form when getting a new computer.

Streaming a YouTube video, music, or looking at a photo stores pieces of the file in RAM, which is technically copyright infringement.

[vorticalbox]

13 hours ago, kirashi said:

First, you've chosen black text, and I use the night theme 24/7, but I'll let it slide since this is the first post of yours I'm replying to.

Second, the easiest way is to not allow home users to connect to the internet in any way shape or form when getting a new computer.

Streaming a YouTube video, music, or looking at a photo stores pieces of the file in RAM, which is technically copyright infringement.

No it isn't. The music on YouTube is licensed to be streamed and is there for legal, assuming you stay on official channels.

 

It is no different that streaming from Netflix.

[kirashi]

4 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

No it isn't. The music on YouTube is licensed to be streamed and is there for legal, assuming you stay on official channels.

 

It is no different that streaming from Netflix.

But the legal terms state you're not allowed to download or otherwise circumvent any streaming content on your own computer.

By streaming the content, technically you're making a copy on your hardware, which is against their terms, no matter how temporary the copy is.

It doesn't matter that this copy is temporary; a copy is a copy, and if the terms state you're not allowed to download a copy, you're not allowed.

 

Section 5 (B) YouTube Terms of Service

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Content is provided to you AS IS. You may access Content for your information and personal use solely as intended through the provided functionality of the Service and as permitted under these Terms of Service. You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of YouTube or the respective licensors of the Content. YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content.

Obviously you have to do this in order to view it; it's by design, but on a literal and technical level, streaming content makes arbitrary copies in RAM.

If you've got an AntiVirus product installed that scans memory regions, it will make copies inside a sandbox during a scan, which is against the terms.

 

I'm not arguing for or against this, since, again on a technical level, this is quite a silly thing to pick apart, but it's the way the terms are written.

However, this helps answer @VAkena's original question regarding preventing users from infringing on copyrights.