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iCraveTV Sued by Networks

Posted by Roblimo on from the you-knew-it-would-happen dept.

heinzkeinz writes "iCraveTV, the Canadian company broadcasting network television signals over the internet, has been sued for copyright violation. Read the story from CBC here. "

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  1. Re:iCrave doesn't have much of a chance. by BJH · · Score: 5


    As I understand it, it's perfectly legal under Canadian law to rebroadcast anything that was originally broadcast publically as long as you don't make any changes to the signal (e.g., adding advertisements). Whether charging for it makes a difference, I don't know - but the rebroadcasting itself is not a copyright violation.

  2. How About the Copyright Notice on all NFL Games? by dave_aiello · · Score: 5
    How many of you, if asked, can repeat the copyright notice that is read over the air on every NFL game? Something about any presentation of the:
    ...pictures, descriptions, or accounts of these games without the express permission of {insert home team name here} and the National Football League is expressly prohibited.

    Well anyway, you get the idea. What did icravetv.com think was going to happen, if the NFL goes to such great lengths to warn you not to rebroadcast their games? And, this is only one of the major copyright holders that has been infringed upon.

    For those of you who might want to flame me, I am in favor of OpenSource, but only if the developer of the product in question grants those rights of his/her own free will. Icrave's CEO's comments indicate that they have no such agreements with anyone.

    I don't think there's any question that the Canadian justice system's response will be swift and that they will side with the broadcasters on this one.

    I also agree with the technology analyst that is quoted in the CBC piece when he says that the TV networks and cable channels themselves should be putting their own content on-line using one or more multimedia formats like RealMedia, QuickTime, or Windows Media Player (yuck).

    Most of the major network affiliates in radio are on-line already through Yahoo! Broadcast or Go Radio. That seems like a good solution for everybody so far.
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    Dave Aiello

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    -- Dave Aiello