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Dephormation · 12-05-2008, 17:03

More copyrights fun. Its not just BT who are in deep doodah. Phorm could be in trouble too if copyright is upheld;

24 Secondary infringement: providing means for making infringing copies
(1) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the copyright ownerÃ¢â‚¬â€
(a) makes,
(b) imports into the United Kingdom,
(c) possesses in the course of a business, or
(d) sells or lets for hire, or offers or exposes for sale or hire,
an article specifically designed or adapted for making copies of that work, knowing or having reason to believe that it is to be used to make infringing copies.
(2) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who without the licence of the copyright owner transmits the work by means of a telecommunications system (otherwise than by broadcasting or inclusion in a cable programme service), knowing or having reason to believe that infringing copies of the work will be made by means of the reception of the transmission in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.

12-05-2008, 17:03	#6381
Dephormation Inactive Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bristol Services: Aquiss.net and loving it. No more Virgin Media, no more Virgin Phone, no more Virgin Mobile. Posts: 629	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] More copyrights fun. Its not just BT who are in deep doodah. Phorm could be in trouble too if copyright is upheld; 24 Secondary infringement: providing means for making infringing copies (1) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the copyright ownerÃ¢â‚¬â€ (a) makes, (b) imports into the United Kingdom, (c) possesses in the course of a business, or (d) sells or lets for hire, or offers or exposes for sale or hire, an article specifically designed or adapted for making copies of that work, knowing or having reason to believe that it is to be used to make infringing copies. (2) Copyright in a work is infringed by a person who without the licence of the copyright owner transmits the work by means of a telecommunications system (otherwise than by broadcasting or inclusion in a cable programme service), knowing or having reason to believe that infringing copies of the work will be made by means of the reception of the transmission in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.