GeekPAC » Sherwin Siy http://www.geek-pac.org/blog Fight for Your Information Rights Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:51:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 PublicKnowledge: Why the Cablevision Decision Matters http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/08/publicknowledge-why-the-cablevision-decision-matters/ http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/08/publicknowledge-why-the-cablevision-decision-matters/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:15:36 +0000 Sherwin Siy In my post from Monday, I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step back and discuss why it was so important for the development of digital media and technology.

Two theories espoused by the TV networks in the case were extraordinarily dangerous for copyright law. The first was that fleeting, transitory copies like buffer copies could make someone liable for copyright infringement.

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Continue reading →]]> In my post from Monday, I laid out a very brief outline of some of the conclusions reached by the Second Circuit in its Cablevision decision on remote DVRs. Today, I want to take a step back and discuss why it was so important for the development of digital media and technology.

Two theories espoused by the TV networks in the case were extraordinarily dangerous for copyright law. The first was that fleeting, transitory copies like buffer copies could make someone liable for copyright infringement.

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