So next time you hand over money for a blockbuster, wonder if the stunt-man's children are receiving a cut? What we need IMHO, is 'open-source' formats for operating systems, so our kit (and media contents) are really 'ours' - yet the vast changes in technology render older kit obsolete and companies very keen to drop support, so they can gain 'new sales' of the same thing. ((of course the same applies to Ipods and worryingly cars also, although they are more-closely watched by Governments and Consumer groups, although I doubt if many really understand these issues.

You all have digital cameras, don't you? Are you aware the brand owns the operating software and any 'improvements' can render it useless. Yet just because someone changes the format.we pay a fat-fee over. Look at this exploitation with Apple music - most of us have bought that stuff several times over. For this reason many folks view copyright as a big-business 'cake and eat-it', they get the profit year on year and we the proverbial poor pay again and again for the same material. but I doubt the stunt-man gets a fee every time the film plays, yet his family deserves something if he'd been killed. Of course now it's been corrupted by big-business, who demand artists sign away their rights in exchange for a small fee. I wonder if may folks wonder why 'copyright' was invented? My understanding was that it provided an income for the dependants of an artist should he(she) die young.at least the family would be provided - and that's why it extended so many years after their death. Of course, you might take the view that as long as you keep (or destroy) the original, then a 'better copy' is no loss to the Copyright holder. Most charity-shops sell-on DVDs quite cheaply. Techno boffins then add to this mindset.Ĭopying a VHS tape is only a problem if the copying m/c 'recognises' the copy-protection.putting it on another VHS recorder should not be stopped, but as others have pointed-out, the quality of a new (genuine) DVD is likely to be better. Therein lies the problem when lawyers are paid fat fees they will always come up with more gobbledegeek.

Sure, Copyright-busting is illegal, and strictly you have only 'bought' the tape, not the 'content' - although only a fool would pay so much for a blank. Can't help feeling there is some confusion here.

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