> From:    Kesrael Vacchon <[log in to unmask]>
>
>If I am not mistaken, taping something off the TV and then sending it
>out to people is only illegal if you're making money off of it. Not
>if you just charge them for the shipping....
>
>[Moderator's note: It's not legal, regardless of profit motive. BIG]

Hey guys,

With the release of the VCR, everyone who owned one probably copied
from the TV. If copying a TV program was illegal then everyone with a
VCR broke the law. Then at least 90% of the US would have been illegal,
and the VCR should have been outlawed.

Thanks,
Nicholas

[Moderator's note: Copying (recording) a TV program *FOR YOUR OWN USE*
is legal. Copying to sell (or even to give away) to others in not. BIG]

[Posted in FML 5678]