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Why the court in the Sony Betamax case ruled that videotaping a movie from television to watch later was not a infringement of copyright?
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The Sony v Universal ruling was that a technology should not be stifled because it was capable of infringing uses.
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What happened May 10 1975?
On May 10, 1975, the Betamax home videotaping system was introduced by SONY in Japan. The unit contained a color TV, the recorder, and the tapes, and sold for $2,488.
How does copyright relate to technology?
Technology makes transmission of copyright-protected materials cheaper and easier than ever before, meaning that copyright infringement is cheaper and easier as well. Copyright law has never kept pace with technological advancement, so it's often left to the user to try to decide whether a new way of using materials aligns with the intent of the law.
When was Betamax created?
Betamax was created in 1975.
Is the belief that the public is entitled to use portions of copyrighted materials for certain purposes?
If you're asking is this correct, it is. It's called "fair use" and permits certain uses even if the copyright owner does not approve of them. The Betamax Case (Sony v. Universal Pictures) held that people noncommercially recording broadcast shows so they could watch them later was not infringement and represented "fair use".
Where can you buy a betamax-DVD converter?
Go to Think Geek website they have a Betamax to HD-DVD converter
What are betamax cassettes?
When VCRs first made it to the home market, there were two different systems- VHS and BetaMax. They used different sized tape cassettes. VHS proved more popular, and BetaMax went away.
What was the primary reason for the failure of Beta max?
Sony introduced Betamax in competition with VHS, developed by JVC and others. Technically, Betamax beat VHS with better quality images. The primary reason for VHS winning the war was marketing. VHS as a format was adopted by more manufacturers than Betamax (I think that only Sanyo produced Betamax players other than Sony themselves). VHS was also the format chosen by consumers. VHS was a slightly lower cost than Betamax. Pre-recorded material was not common at the time, so consumers were free to select hardware without too much regard for the format used by pre-recorded tapes. Additionally, most pre-recorded material could be bought on VHS and Betamax tapes. It is interesting to note that Betamax faired much better in the US than Europe. European markets selected VHS in a fairly short period but Betamax in the US remained popular for a number of years before it finally lost to VHS. The battle fought over the formats was for consumer hardware purchases rather than content. Pre-recorded material played a much smaller role than with the high definition DVD war we have seen recently. The DVD battle has taken place far more with the content producers, persuading the big players such as Time Warner, Universal and the like to adopt one format over the others. Sony were not completely defeated in the battle. Betamax was the basis for Betacam, a professional tape format. Betacam has become the international standard for broadcasters and is used in studios and portable news equipment around the globe. Betamax fans can take a little comfort in knowing that every time they watch the news on TV, it's coming from a modified Betamax tape.
What year betamax?
Depends on your question.
What year was betamax invented?
Sony
When did video recording begin?
Video tape was used in the 60's for commercial recording in TV studios, using reel to reel tape. It did not make it to the home market until the mid to late 70's, when the technology got cheaper and the tape was incorporated inside a cassette. There were several attemps at tape cassettes, until the final show down of VHS verses Betamax. Betamax was technically superior, but VHS was marketed better and had a wider choice of pre-recorded programs.
Which cassettes were larger betamax or VCR?
U-Matic
What is a Blu-ray DVD?
A Blue Ray DVD is one of the 2 formats that are currently on the market, that are able to play a Movie in High Definition 1080p. The other format is HD DVD. At the time I am posting this answer, to the best of my knowledge, there is only one maker of a HD DVD player that will play both formats, other wise you have to get a player that will only play Blue Ray, or HD DVD. I do know if only one format will emerge as the only one to be a standard, but if you were around when VCR came out they came out with 2 formats, Betamax, and VHS. When the smoke cleared VHS had managed to push out Betamax in the home market, despite the fact that Betamax was a better format, and was the format of choice for TV broadcasters for many years. shorter version more HI Def pictures and voice thunxxx....
