also, on a more relevant note…
would the photocopier be legal if invented today? likely not. it is a device that enables “pirates” to easily “steal” copyrighted works, by copying the pages of books and magazines. That is how out of perspective the political lobbies of the media corporations have managed to push things.
likewise when cassette tapes and vcr’s were invented they were created so that you could make and own a copy of any audio or video. all modern devices of a similar nature are very careful to couch their intended purpose in delayed viewing, they are time delay viewing mechanisms.
quite sad really.
