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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went
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Thu Aug 30 12:36:39 2012
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Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went insane
http://j.mp/OuPxWQ (ars technica)
"To understand what Cablevision decided and why it matters, we need to
understand a bit about how copyright law treats broadcasting and
streaming. For a very long time, copyright has covered more than just
making copies. In 1856, for example, Congress gave playwrights an
exclusive right to stage their plays in public. That "public
performance right" has gradually expanded to cover almost everything
that can be copyrighted and performed, from movies to musicals."
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