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.
Just because you say something doesn't make it true. I could state that nobody is legally allowed to reply to this comment, but that wouldn't be legal, now would it. Most of the legalspeak you see (tv, shrinkwrap license) is fluff and scare tactics, and does not properly represent all laws.
(Technically the article states that the NFL is still in the threatening phase, not the doing phase, at this time).
Canadian law allows you to rebroadcast public domain signals real-time without modification, to your hearts content. Since all signals put onto the VHF/UHF TV channel spectrum are free for all in Canada, they fall into this category.
Now, I don't know about the surrounding advertising the site uses, but I'm sure the court will have a bit of difficulty deciding that one as well. After all, it's not modifying the signal, just surrounding it.
How do cable companies (in Canada) deal with this? Anyone?
A "reliable source" told me that Q3 actually sends positional information about where your player is located in the game map, and what they are doing, back to the server you're using!!! Can you believe that?
What's next, web browsers sending your IP address and browser type along with requests?
All kidding aside, can you think of one way that this specific information being sent will significantly affect your life?
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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.
Just because you say something doesn't make it true. I could state that nobody is legally allowed to reply to this comment, but that wouldn't be legal, now would it. Most of the legalspeak you see (tv, shrinkwrap license) is fluff and scare tactics, and does not properly represent all laws.
(Technically the article states that the NFL is still in the threatening phase, not the doing phase, at this time).
Canadian law allows you to rebroadcast public domain signals real-time without modification, to your hearts content. Since all signals put onto the VHF/UHF TV channel spectrum are free for all in Canada, they fall into this category.
Now, I don't know about the surrounding advertising the site uses, but I'm sure the court will have a bit of difficulty deciding that one as well. After all, it's not modifying the signal, just surrounding it.
How do cable companies (in Canada) deal with this? Anyone?
A "reliable source" told me that Q3 actually sends positional information about where your player is located in the game map, and what they are doing, back to the server you're using!!! Can you believe that?
What's next, web browsers sending your IP address and browser type along with requests?
All kidding aside, can you think of one way that this specific information being sent will significantly affect your life?