Is streaming video illegal...???

Angela68

Hi!
My pal has come home from uni and tells me that streaming movies, if watched alone, is NOT illegal...??? I am disabled and not able to work, so this would mean a great money saving for me if it is not legal.... It would be good to have a definitive answer on this.
Thank you and best wishes to you all, A

Simon_B_2

Its a bit of a grey area, i think its illegal to provide the live streams but not to watch them.

I think it's all about possession similar to downloading films of Pirate-bay which is also illegal. Streaming from BBC, ITV sites is not.

I assume you are talking about streaming from non-regulated sites?

Angela68

Hi and thank you for getting back. I was shown two sites one began with Vic.... and the other was like Tube...????

Hammyman

Angela68 wrote: »

and the other was like Tube...????

:whistle: There's a couple of "adult interest" sites that begin with that..;)

mr_fishbulb

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

17 Infringement of copyright by copying.

(1)The copying of the work is an act restricted by the copyright in every description of copyright work; and references in this Part to copying and copies shall be construed as follows.

(2)Copying in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work means reproducing the work in any material form.

This includes storing the work in any medium by electronic means.
(3)In relation to an artistic work copying includes the making of a copy in three dimensions of a two-dimensional work and the making of a copy in two dimensions of a three-dimensional work.

(4)Copying in relation to a film [F1or broadcast] includes making a photograph of the whole or any substantial part of any image forming part of the film [F1or broadcast].

(5)Copying in relation to the typographical arrangement of a published edition means making a facsimile copy of the arrangement.

(6)Copying in relation to any description of work includes the making of copies which are transient or are incidental to some other use of the work.

Streaming produces a copy of the work on your computer (albeit temporary).

kwikbreaks

Hammyman wrote: »

:whistle: There's a couple of "adult interest" sites that begin with that..;)

We are all extremely grateful for your extensive experience in this area

free4440273

yep/ in this case probably a gray area/ but the ISP always has the final say .... :whistle:

mr_fishbulb

free4440273 wrote: »

yep/ in this case probably a gray area/ but the ISP always has the final say .... :whistle:

The ISP has the final say on the law?

kwikbreaks

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

The ISP has the final say on the law?

Of course not.

They all have AUPs which forbid stuff like filesharing, they all have the ability to stop it dead (at least in the case of torrents and binary news group downloads and albeit with a little collateral damage to the .0001% use of those protocols which isn't infringing copyright), and they all know they'd loose a shedload of business if they were the only ones who did block it entirely so they ignore it.

It may be that the new law left as a parting gift by Gordon and unopposed by the tories may shake things up with torrents of course once its provisions come into effect (I don't recall when that will be though).

googler

kwikbreaks wrote: »

It may be that the new law left as a parting gift by Gordon and unopposed by the tories may shake things up with torrents of course once its provisions come into effect (I don't recall when that will be though).

Which law is this? Got any links or references?

Lokolo

Given that the majority of television broadcasters are now have catchup and stuff, these sites will soon be forgotten.