NC Changes Law To Steal pirate Video at DVinfo.net

Rick L. Allen · January 15th, 2017, 12:44 PM

This article could get a bit confusing; it is about the US state of North Carolina changing an anti-piracy law so it could use the internet to copy and share somebody else’s documentary videos… which happen to be about pirates of the nautical variety! US State Changes Law To Steal Pirate Video | Commsrisk

Christopher Young · January 16th, 2017, 06:00 AM

Hmm! I found this very interesting.

The Australian government passed a law many years back that gave the Federal Government the right to use any written word, image, audio recording or moving picture image from around the globe in a not for profit production if it deems the use of such material is "... being in the national interest of the Commonwealth."

I found this law unbelievable and came across is when we were wanting to source material for a government documentary. The price being asked for the use of the material was pretty steep and when discussing it with the government legal people they said "Don't worry about it you are legally free to use whatever material you need under Article ### (can't remember the number) without having to comply with any commercial conditions of copyright and there is no legal requirement to meet any royalty payments as it is a not for profit government production."

Go figure. I would have been a bit p****d if it had been my hard earned material. Trust the government? Not always that's for sure.

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

January 15th, 2017, 12:44 PM	#1
Rick L. Allen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 536	NC Changes Law To Steal pirate Video This article could get a bit confusing; it is about the US state of North Carolina changing an anti-piracy law so it could use the internet to copy and share somebody else’s documentary videos… which happen to be about pirates of the nautical variety! US State Changes Law To Steal Pirate Video \| Commsrisk __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.nautilusproductions.com/

January 16th, 2017, 06:00 AM	#2
Christopher Young Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,572	Re: NC Changes Law To Steal pirate Video Hmm! I found this very interesting. The Australian government passed a law many years back that gave the Federal Government the right to use any written word, image, audio recording or moving picture image from around the globe in a not for profit production if it deems the use of such material is "... being in the national interest of the Commonwealth." I found this law unbelievable and came across is when we were wanting to source material for a government documentary. The price being asked for the use of the material was pretty steep and when discussing it with the government legal people they said "Don't worry about it you are legally free to use whatever material you need under Article ### (can't remember the number) without having to comply with any commercial conditions of copyright and there is no legal requirement to meet any royalty payments as it is a not for profit government production." Go figure. I would have been a bit p****d if it had been my hard earned material. Trust the government? Not always that's for sure. Chris Young CYV Productions Sydney