is this illegal?

[pacmania_2001]

From what I've read our laws are somewhat more logical in their application but now thanks to this wonderful free trade agreement our two countries have we may now come under some DMCA legislation.

[ChrisX]

From what I've read our laws are somewhat more logical in their application but now thanks to this wonderful free trade agreement our two countries have we may now come under some DMCA legislation.

I already mentioned to a couple of guys on a PM that our copyright laws to be made consistent with the U.S. and vice versa as with the FTA.

This will make sense between the two countries and you guys will never argue with me.

[Will Hay]

WARNING: All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work produced are reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance, communication to the public, including radio and TV broadcast of this DVD is prohibited.

These terms mirror those found on UK DVD's too, so perhaps we have the same anal copyright laws as Australia.
Will

[ChrisX]

WARNING: All rights of the producer and of the owner of the work produced are reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance, communication to the public, including radio and TV broadcast of this DVD is prohibited.

These terms mirror those found on UK DVD's too, so perhaps we have the same anal copyright laws as Australia.
Will

Yes, it is the same, this came from a DVD as regions 2 and 4. The film title is "The Mummy".

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

[Will Hay]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Yeah, but I won't say how for fear of offending
Will

[Kevin abq]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be
No offense intended to our good friends across the pond

[pacmania_2001]

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be
No offense intended to our good friends across the pond

That's why Americans love us Aussies so much.

I'm just hoping the FTA agreement doesn't go ahead so that we don't sell our own laws down the toilet and get the wonderful DMCA legislation.

[Will Hay]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be

And that's where the similarity ends I'm afraid.
Will

[Kevin abq]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be

And that's where the similarity ends I'm afraid.
Will

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

[Will Hay]

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

I could add a single line of sarcasm here...
...but I won't
Will

[pacmania_2001]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be

And that's where the similarity ends I'm afraid.
Will

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

The trick is that we refridgerate the beer to keep it cold unlike our colonial relatives.

[Kevin abq]

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

I could add a single line of sarcasm here...
...but I won't
Will

You're going to pass up a perfect opening like that? That shows good British restraint

[Kevin abq]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be

And that's where the similarity ends I'm afraid.
Will

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

The trick is that we refridgerate the beer to keep it cold unlike our colonial relatives.

We like it ice-cold here too. Warm beer?

[ChrisX]

It further states that it is an infringement of copyright to

dispose of, or authorize the disposal of, the possession of that phonorecord or computer program (including any tape, disk, or other medium embodying such program) by rental, lease, or lending, for the purposes of direct or indirect commercial advantage

Such actions are only an infringement of copyright if you are doing it for commercial gain.

I got a reply from Warner Bros legal as confirmed on what Adam was saying ok to lend, and NO to lend for profit.

This was my question: "Is lending my DVD movie to a friend legal in the U.S.?

This is what they replied: "Yes, you can lend a DVD to a friend; however you may not charge your friend for that DVD".

Thank you,
Warner Bros. Customer Service
Chris

[ChrisX]

We should have similar copyright laws in the U.K. and Australia. Are we related somehow?

Actually, the USA and Australia have more in common with each other than with England. We both started out as colonies of England, but we had to give them a good "rodgering" before they'd leave us be

And that's where the similarity ends I'm afraid.
Will

True enough. Even though they drive on the wrong side, Aussies have the coolest slang, damn good beer, and they're more honest than almost any other country. Certainly more honest than we are here

The trick is that we refridgerate the beer to keep it cold unlike our colonial relatives.

We like it ice-cold here too. Warm beer?

Any yanks out there like our cold VB beer? I love it so cold from my fridge watching DVDs.

Chris