Re: Illegal?

Subject: Re: Re: Illegal?

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: : I have searched for years for a movie only to find that it has never been released on home video, and not likely to be. I have since been offered online a copy from TV which i would love to have. Is this illegal? : : Bev : Dear Bev, : On the basis of what you say there is not enough information to make it clear whether or not it is a copyright infringement. It does not seem to be criminal. I don't want to counsel anything illegal. : Remember if it is an infrinement there is a civil liability that has to be enforced in order to recover. If it is criminal, the crime has to find a proscecutor to take the case. There is the doctrine of nul(l?) prosecui (sp) where a prosecutor does not have to act even if a crime has been committed. : I'm not going to research either the civil nor criminal aspects of this matter, particularly where the facts are vague, even though there is room to question. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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