UK Copyright Law

Nigel Barker wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:42:59 +0000, Paul Hyett

wrote:


Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.


Same time frame for me. Mine was an even rarer bird than Betamax it was a
Philips Video 2000. Better than VHS picture quality plus a cassette
fractionally bigger than a VHS one that you could flip over & which could
record up to 4 hours on each side

....And auto-tracking as well.

mick

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moment of lucidity, says...

Same time frame for me. Mine was an even rarer bird than Betamax it was a
Philips Video 2000. Better than VHS picture quality plus a cassette
fractionally bigger than a VHS one that you could flip over & which could record
up to 4 hours on each side

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur


And lovely on/off recording protection tabs

Mal

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:42:59 +0000, Paul Hyett
wrote:

In uk.media.tv.sky on Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Alan Pemberton wrote :
Nigel Barker wrote:

Time-shifting is seen as 'fair use'.

'Fair use' is a US concept. There's no 'fair use' in UK copyright law.

Time shifting is expressly permitted by UK copyright law, however.

How did we ever manage before VCR's?

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

--
can't remember the model, but it was 82 or earlier
as I still have News tapes of the Falklands war


Steve

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Nigel Barker wrote:

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:42:59 +0000, Paul Hyett
wrote:


When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.


Same time frame for me. Mine was an even rarer bird than Betamax it was a
Philips Video 2000. Better than VHS picture quality plus a cassette
fractionally bigger than a VHS one that you could flip over & which could record
up to 4 hours on each side

With stereo sound as standard! VHS didn't stand a chance, or so I thought.


--
Philip Green,
Rotterdam - NL.

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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In uk.media.tv.sky on Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Alan Pemberton wrote :
Nigel Barker wrote:

Time-shifting is seen as 'fair use'.

'Fair use' is a US concept. There's no 'fair use' in UK copyright law.

Time shifting is expressly permitted by UK copyright law, however.

How did we ever manage before VCR's?

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett




Can't remember the first VCR we had but I do remember having a Fergusson
Videostar with a remote control - well it wasn't so much remote as attached
to the VCR with a bit of wire.

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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In uk.media.tv.sky on Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Alan Pemberton wrote :
Nigel Barker wrote:

Time-shifting is seen as 'fair use'.

'Fair use' is a US concept. There's no 'fair use' in UK copyright law.

Time shifting is expressly permitted by UK copyright law, however.

How did we ever manage before VCR's?

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

--
I bought a huge and very heavy sharp vhs recorder in 1982, it was half price
in dixons at £450, as a ex demo model. It immediately went wrong and took
about 3 weeks to fix. Eventually a good machine and lasted about 4 years
before the heads were completely worn out.
I can remember almost going for the equivalent and nearly cheaper new
betamax model with an interesting adaptor on the front which could load and
remove 5 tapes unattended. I have never seen anything like this on a vhs
machine, but am glad I went down the vhs route.
I must be a sucker as an early adopter of new gadgets, as the price has
tumbled over the years, and am now doing the same with dvd/hdd recorders

In uk.media.tv.misc on Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Dee wrote :

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

Can't remember the first VCR we had but I do remember having a Fergusson
Videostar with a remote control - well it wasn't so much remote as attached
to the VCR with a bit of wire.

Presumably it using clockwork rather than batteries, too?
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

In uk.media.tv.misc on Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Ken Fowler wrote :

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

--
I bought a huge and very heavy sharp vhs recorder in 1982, it was half price
in dixons at £450, as a ex demo model.

BTW, who remembers the Young Ones 'video' episode? That was one of my
favourites!
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:42:59 +0000, Paul Hyett
wrote:

In uk.media.tv.sky on Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Alan Pemberton wrote :
Nigel Barker wrote:

Time-shifting is seen as 'fair use'.

'Fair use' is a US concept. There's no 'fair use' in UK copyright law.

Time shifting is expressly permitted by UK copyright law, however.

How did we ever manage before VCR's?

When did you get your first VCR, BTW?

Must have been around 1984-1985 for me - fortunately it wasn't Betamax.

--
can't remember the model, but it was 82 or earlier
as I still have News tapes of the Falklands war

1977/78 with a toploading Ferguson with clunky buttons and a remote control
that had to be plugged in
--

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Can't remember the first VCR we had but I do remember having a Fergusson
Videostar with a remote control - well it wasn't so much remote as attached
to the VCR with a bit of wire.

That must've been the one we had. Great technology!
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