7 pirate friends
Despite the fact that copyright is being talked about almost every day, it is difficult to understand exactly what it prohibits and what does not. So recently, in the comments to one of the posts there was a dispute about whether you can watch a movie with a friend, or make a copy for it. This question is not really as simple as it seems. There are very unusual features.
In most countries, this can be done only with a family, such as ours. That is, if you watch a movie with a person who does not belong to the “usual family circle”, this could be a crime. What about friends? Is it really impossible to watch a movie with friends? Or give a good album to listen, or play a game? Common sense tells you what you can. In some countries, an exception has also been made for friends, along with family. But then the question immediately arises, how many people can have friends? Maybe someone has the whole city - friends? This is not clearly spelled out in the law, so apparently in court such issues are decided individually.
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But pedantic Germans could not agree with this situation. It must be known exactly what is possible and what is not. And they found a way out. Seven friends! I honestly say I was very surprised when I found out about it. However, it is. In Germany, you can not only see, but also make copies of seven friends, and everything will be fine, but if there are more than seven, you have already violated the copyright and you will have to be punished.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privatkopie
Moreover, it is specified specifically that this rule also applies to digital copies. However, there are limitations. Copies must be for personal use only, and no commercial purposes. You can copy only if you do not have to bypass special technical means that prevent copying. This does not apply to programs, that is, only movies, music, etc. And also it must be true friends, fleeting connections are not considered! All in all seriousness. In the given article on wikipedia, all this is described in detail, with links.
The specific number in the law is not specified, but for many years the prevailing jurisprudence adopted exactly this number, seven. It’s true that disputes have become more frequent among German corporate lawyers that in our digital time, 7 friends is too much. I think they reason like this: what if each of the seven friends will have seven more friends?
In most countries, this can be done only with a family, such as ours. That is, if you watch a movie with a person who does not belong to the “usual family circle”, this could be a crime. What about friends? Is it really impossible to watch a movie with friends? Or give a good album to listen, or play a game? Common sense tells you what you can. In some countries, an exception has also been made for friends, along with family. But then the question immediately arises, how many people can have friends? Maybe someone has the whole city - friends? This is not clearly spelled out in the law, so apparently in court such issues are decided individually.
')
But pedantic Germans could not agree with this situation. It must be known exactly what is possible and what is not. And they found a way out. Seven friends! I honestly say I was very surprised when I found out about it. However, it is. In Germany, you can not only see, but also make copies of seven friends, and everything will be fine, but if there are more than seven, you have already violated the copyright and you will have to be punished.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privatkopie
Moreover, it is specified specifically that this rule also applies to digital copies. However, there are limitations. Copies must be for personal use only, and no commercial purposes. You can copy only if you do not have to bypass special technical means that prevent copying. This does not apply to programs, that is, only movies, music, etc. And also it must be true friends, fleeting connections are not considered! All in all seriousness. In the given article on wikipedia, all this is described in detail, with links.
The specific number in the law is not specified, but for many years the prevailing jurisprudence adopted exactly this number, seven. It’s true that disputes have become more frequent among German corporate lawyers that in our digital time, 7 friends is too much. I think they reason like this: what if each of the seven friends will have seven more friends?
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/152547/
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