FYI: Cable companies will expire your Six Feet Under recordings after 2-4 weeks (US)

"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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"Mike Henry" wrote in message
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It is a common misconception, but there is in fact no time limit on how
long you make keep recordings you make for timeshifting.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Section 70, "Recording for purposes of time-shifting."
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1988...n_4.htm#mdiv70

Well I don't see how that clears things up. It seems to totally YOUR
interpretation that their is no time limit.

Eh? There is no time limit for timeshifting, as I quoted. It's not my
interpretation, it's quite clear because a time limit is not specified
in the Act!

But that's exactly my point. There is no mention of time. Hence you have
interpreted that as there is therefore no time limit.
Whereas I was just saying that because the act also says "at a more
convenient time", then a lawyer might argue that this does imply a time
limit, as clearly 10 years later is not "at a more convenient time".

And hence why because of such opportunity for interpretation, lawyers earn a
fortune arguing that black is indeed white.

Loz

Paul Hyett wrote:

All laws on home-recording are pretty irrelevant anyway, since they are
unenforceable. Even Macrovision is easy to defeat if you are so
inclined.

The new digital copy protection included in HDTV will not be quite
such a pushover.

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In uk.media.tv.misc on Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Jomtien wrote :
Paul Hyett wrote:

All laws on home-recording are pretty irrelevant anyway, since they are
unenforceable. Even Macrovision is easy to defeat if you are so
inclined.

The new digital copy protection included in HDTV will not be quite
such a pushover.

If it's too stringent it'll undermine the market though.
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Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett