Posted by jamesgibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/New-Member-tp1492592p1492611.html

James writes:

> Pirating is a bad thing but only if it is done for profit.
> I mean if you tape a TV episode to view later that isn't
> piracy. I think that so long as it isn't done for profit it
> isn't piracy.

Sorry to disagree with you James, but that (your first point)
just isn't true - if I were to make up loads of copies of
copyrighted material and give them away for the price of the
blank CDs, I would clearly be violating the rights of the
copyright owners, in a most unfortunate way. I agree with
your later point that taping TV programmes for your own use,
or making copies of CDs for the car or whatever isn't going
to hurt anyone, but people who take it upon themselves to
distribute other peoples' intellectual property without
permission are very clearly taking liberties.


Marc writes:

> Harlington-Straker Sound Studios also has similar quality
> soundtrack recordings for Journey to the Far Side of the Sun,
> Thunderbirds, Thunderbirds films, Joe 90, and Captain Scarlet.
> Good stuff to listen to while we all wait for Fanderson to
> release higher quality/more complete versions!

It's highly unlikely though, I would have thought, that
Fanderson are going to take the trouble to release alternative
versions of this stuff when the potential market has already
been flooded with pirate versions.

A shame, because I know that Fanderson at least take the
trouble to seek the permission of the copyright owners,
and pay royalties to a musicians' union for the material
they distribute.

James