| So if I do this: wget http://example.com/file.flv;
sleep 5;
mplayer -cache 8092 file.flv am I "streaming"? In answering that question, does it matter what I do, or only what the guys at example.com are doing? What if my system is diskless and file.flv is downloaded to a RAM disk? What if I turn off the system after watching? What if I don't? What if I save file.flv to a USB stick and watch it later? What if I loan the stick to a friend? What if I do this: ffmpeg -i file.flv file.mp3;
mplayer -vo null file.mp3 Can the guys at example.com prohibit me from doing that? Based on intellectual property law? What if some user owns the IP rights to file.flv and uploaded it to example.com and the guys at example.com do not have any IP rights in file.mp3? What if the user did not give them any of her IP rights? What if I never put file.mp3 into "iTunes"? What if I never put it into "Dropbox"? What if I never send it to "the cloud"? What if I just leave it on a USB stick? What if I play it back from the stick? What if I move it from the stick to my RAM disk and then play it back? OK, enough. Enjoy your media. To get the most from the experience, it may be necessary to stear clear of people who willingly conceal the truth or, in the worst case, lie to you in order to suit their business model. |