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Is looking up the lyrics for a song illegal?
I was dumbstruck when I found out today that apparently posting the lyrics to a song is copyright infringement. I literally asked ChatGPT for the lyrics to "Around the World" by Daft Punk, ...
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Are "Plex servers" as they seem to be commonly used actually illegal?
There's a piece of software called "Plex" that basically lets you operate your own private streaming service. You load it up with music and video files, and then you can connect to it from ...
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Is it legal to use a downloaded copy of a sports broadcast for development purposes?
Alice downloads a copy of a college sports game from the internet. She does not have explicit permission from the owner of the broadcast. Alice sends the downloaded video to Bob.
Bob uses the ...
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act equivalent for citizens
What equivalent do ordinary US citizens have in terms of digital protectionss, as the US government and its financial interests have as defined in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?
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A legal payment for a product, but obtaining it at illegal place
I'm in the US, and I was looking for the legal ways to watch English Premier League. Unfortunately, most of the legal streaming services do not support Linux, and I have a Linux. Technically, I could ...
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If a (US-based) website repeatedly allows users to post my copyrighted material what legal actions can I take?
I'm a university lecturer in Australia teaching mathematics. I produce question sheets for my students. It takes significant effort to produce high-quality questions. These question sheets are ...
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What factors determine if a person guilty of software piracy receives a custodial sentence?
This article suggests that a person who pirates content in the US is unlikely to receive a custodial sentence if found guilty of criminal software piracy
There are 3 amateur legal opinions in the ...
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Is there anything stopping US States from pirating software now, with this new Supreme Court ruling?
Recently, the US Supreme Court ruled that states can't be sued over copyright violations due to sovereign immunity in a lawsuit between North Carolina and a film-maker whose work was infringed by them....
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Using "Educational Use" to circumvent copy-protection?
Does this link mean "educational use" gets a free pass on circumventing copy protection.
17 U.S. Code § 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems
Specifically this section.
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Is it illegal to download abandoned apps no longer sold on Google Play Store?
Lets say you want to buy an app. Specifically Super Monkey Ball 2 which is no longer sold because it is unsupported by newer versions of android.
The game runs great in newer versions of android.
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Is it illegal to backup your hard drive if you have copyrighted software on it?
Is it illegal if you create a backup of an HDD that has copyrighted software installed on it?
This could be anything from legally purchased games and or expensive popular graphics/video editing ...
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Is it piracy to obtain software you purchased in an alternate way?
Lets say you purchased software in the 90s or early 2000s, but lost the license key and or the disc. Another possibility is the company is no longer supporting and or does not provide older versions ...
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Is it legal to track users of pirated software?
I'm making a piece of software right now, and I'm just doing it in my free time, so I'm not too serious about it. I want to make a version of the software and put a tracker in it that interfaces with ...
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Would pirating Train Simulator and all its DLC classify as Grand Theft?
The game Train Simulator 2017 infamously has over $5000 of DLC (downloadable content).
In the United States, the term Grand Theft is used for thefts of items over a particular value, anywhere from $...
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What are the legalities of online research involving illegal services?
I want to do a thesis paper involving illegal online resources. I don't want to be persecuted for these things though. What are some of the steps I would need to take to legitimately go about ...
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How was The Pirate Bay able to get back online after being shut down?
The Pirate Bay in the past year had its servers raided by Swedish Police and the site was shut down. On what grounds were Swedish police able to raid TPB servers and shut down the site, under Swedish ...
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File host that uploads illegal files to other file hosts
Imagine two file hosting websites. Perhaps Dropbox and Google Drive.
Now imagine a third file hosting service. However, what it does is grab your file, split it in two chunks, encrypt both of them, ...
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Legal Backups: Can copies of other owners' backups be used?
Many legal systems protect the rights of legal owners of copies (of copyrighted works) to backup these copies. If I own a DVD or a book, I can* rip that DVD and scan that book to a PDF. But what if ...
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