Public Knowledge, 10 Mar 2010
Singapore is another party to the ACTA negotiations, and the RecordTV case there came to PK’s attention because its facts are similar to the facts of the Cablevision remote DVR case, where we filed an amicus brief. That case came out the right way: It doesn’t matter where the hard drive is located; it’s a fair use to record shows off of television.
The Singapore court, however, came out the other way, finding that RecordTV, which offered a remote DVR-like service, violated copyright law. Full Story