[AusNOG] Content again - legality question

[Skeeve Stevens]

Hey all,

Content question again - but this time a legal question.

For any content that is 'freely available on the web' - what is the legality of acquiring this content and delivering it locally?

For example.. many TV stations are uploading full episodes onto their websites after the show has aired.

YouTube would be another example.

I am only talking about free content - which is not paid for, but freely downloadable from websites.

I guess I am talking about a 'pre-caching' kind of situation.

Also, does anyone know at what point music becomes legally free to use in Australia?... like books after 50years after the authors death (in the US it is 20).

...Skeeve

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