Baldeagle33
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May 10, 2017 2:31 AM
Baldeagle33
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TheWeebleWobler
At one point, it was fair use to make copies of legally owned tapes.
bendoverrover
God this guy is going full hitler. "Fire all those who oppose my autocratic rule"
VHSdreamz
Everything is proceeding as I have forseen.
NotHardly
The FBI has been hacked... and that is the nice word for it.
Hornethappy
Ripped off the original tweet, right down to the title. You'll make FP for sure.
seanvt
FBI director probably had a guy for busting people copying VHS tapes
giveusalol
Thanks for the unplanned flashback to childhood.
disidi
I can't unsee "fedora law"
sqlyoda
Freaking rich people with their VHS players.
DoctorScoutBobTotoBarkingtonIII
batterupob
This gave me a good chuckle
UggItsThatKid24
Trump supporters would call it a"cuckle"
zomars
Isn't that contagious?
racheldeary
To the fp with you
JustChirpingAround
I can
JustChirpingAround
I'm joking of course, you haven't done anything illegal in my department…yet
kmlvisual
i was literally anxious and thought the screen would disappear before i had a chance to do anything, like upvote
usersubbordercontrol
That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works
Samoht
I find it funny that when you pirate a movie there are no warnings.
Vermifuge
You wouldn't shoot a cop.. You wouldn't steal a car...
gallowsRenegade
But I would download a car.
IRAteThiNgs
Yes. +1
CarriCakes
Quite possibly one of the greatest posts I have seen all week. Dyin here haha!
tybrosion
You really stole this from Twitter??
fishstickfury
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
Copyright laws permit the transfer of owned art through mediums for personal use. The fact they try to prevent you is illegal.
SlightlyRelatedGifs
TheVoiceOfMorganFreeman
Anyone have a copy of Pokemon The First Movie?
Mistress0fMayhem
When I saw this I instantly heard the sound when you pause a VHS
theonedudeoverthere
Quick let me borrow your CDs so I can make a copy
BlahBlahDinks
BangBangLuckyLuke
Imagine being the last person arrested ever for VHS piracy.
PandaBearSoup
Hey the same comment as was on the original twitter screenshot post of this hours ago!
SyeedAli
They get out of prison and DVDs are already obsolete.
CaMor
You can also be the last person arrested for DVD copying!!!!
BangBangLuckyLuke
Sounds like a plot for a halfway decent tv show. 'The Last Video Pirate'.
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
I only want to see it if it's done in the style of Kung Fury.
STARWARSjustkeepsgettingworsesince1983
wait, you mean i can retransmit NFL broadcasts without express written consent!?!?!!
theTrafficConeDisturbance
Insert family guy gif*
FoxGodRecords
NFL, NHL, MLS? Sure. But MLB will cut a bitch.
ItsUncleSam
The MLB doesnt fuck around
effigyoma
No, that's the FCC
KrisPhoenix
shit just got real.
SchoolOfHardKnockers
You still need implied oral consent.
AlmostClever
Haha, there it is! Came to find and was not disappointed.
SirWadeWilson
Who wouldn't consent to oral?
illogicalphallusies
You know whats nice about living in canada? We dont get charged for stupid shit like that. Or any MPAA/RIAA bullshit either
ForgotMyOtherAcct
Well, I assume Canada does in fact have intellectual property laws and an industry surrounding them.. just hopefully a less stupid one.
illogicalphallusies
Well, yes. But like when you get caught by a company torrenting, you just get a letter from your ISP saying "someone contacted us about 1/2
illogicalphallusies
2/2 your IP address for copyright infringement. We didnt give them your info. Maybe stop...or dont we wont ever give them your info"
ForgotMyOtherAcct
Side note, I'm not sure about Canada, but I'm fairly sure that in the US, downloading pirated materials is legal, but uploading them is
somepersondoingsomethings
We have that in the US too.except the ISP will discontinue service after 700 strikes
AlmostClever
Had a copyright law professor that spent most of a class explaining why those messages were fear-mongering bullshit. That was a fun day.
snooabusiness
Please continue
InfamousMacho
Waiting for the story
ToastyToasterToastingToastily
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AlmostClever
The gist is this: US Copyright Law only applies to articles in a "fixed medium of expression". That would be music sheets, tapes, dvds, etc.
AlmostClever
A live event cannot be fixed in any such way, this is why improv jazz, comedy standup, and other similar performances are not copyrightable.
snooabusiness
I have never heard this logic before. What is the legal definition of a live event? What about youtube? What about reality TV?
snooabusiness
Did some research. This seems like a good post about it: https://goo.gl/GGvPU9
HelloMyNamesInigoMontoya
Haha, look how bad the tracking is. I'll bet like half of imgur won't even know what that means!
jamesgreene
The day we got a VCR with auto tracking I knew my family had finally made it big
thesplashingblumpkins
Probs >half judging by the number of memes about finals, class, homework and things that would only happen if you live with your parents
YouThinkThatsBad
It actually never occurred to me that these would be posted by actual high schoolers. I thought we were all reliving those days...
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Just give it a good ol' whack
kaszimera
Eh, I've seen worse. My kids watch a Little Bear tape that bounces and tracks right off the screen constantly....
VHSdreamz
Noyce
HaveGinWillBabble
It was probably paused.
SonnyBurnette
It is paused you can tell by the center left side and warped lettering.
HaveGinWillBabble
I see what you did there.
coolguy4206969
That's what I thought. They get all shitty when you pause.
HaveGinWillBabble
Silly analog technology.
polymetricr
It's cause the head has to keep reading the same frame over and over again, 29.97 times a second. I think sometimes the tape would be (++)
polymetricr
(++) slightly offset, causing it to read part of one frame and part of the next
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
I still have a whole box of VHS tapes, and a working VCR too! I bet Titanic would still resume after a certain scene if played today...
HaveGinWillBabble
I have a bunch of VHS tapes, but my VCRs keep breaking.
DrClaww
I think the iceberg was completely out of the blue, it just came out of nowhere in the movie...
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
My tape got kinda fucked up and doesn't really play that scene too well anymore. Too many years of too much abusive rewinding and playing.
ifyouonlyknew21
two-part vhs
ExtremeAndViolentButtFun
Funny fucking story. Not really, but some asshole dropped a bunch of VHC tapes in my yard a few weeks ago. Titanic was one of them.
hadtochangeusernameforreasons
back in the day... that Titanic set was probably $40 at best
usersubbordercontrol
Why some asshole? Sounds nice
ExtremeAndViolentButtFun
I hit some of them with my lawn mower.
usersubbordercontrol
Oh..
Tyrannotron
The scene where that one random dude falls off and hits his head off the propeller? Me too, I used to watch that scene all the time.
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
"AAAAAAAAHHH-" *THUNK* *sick flips*
mandadadada
Dat flip tho, mad skills
Tyrannotron
I am 100% positive that the Oscar voters got to this scene, and turned it off because it was clear nothing was beating it for best picture.
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
Yes....yes thats the one.....certainly.....
Tyrannotron
I don't doubt it. Only worthwhile scene in the movie if you ask me, so I can't imagine what else it could be.
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
For real, yeah. Nothing else really drew me in...although some of it was laid our very well...