is it legal to broadcast movies with the broadcast part of steam?

[renamon~]

[Stan]

I would say no. copyrights might attack.

[cinedine]

No. You have a license for private playback, not public braodcasting.

[renamon~]

Originally posted by cinedine:

No. You have a license for private playback, not public braodcasting.

wtf is private playback?

[FMP]

Originally posted by sophia the pink knight:

Originally posted by cinedine:

No. You have a license for private playback, not public braodcasting.

wtf is private playback?

You watching it.

[renamon~]

as long as im not makeing money it should be fine

[Flurdy]

Originally posted by sophia the pink knight:

as long as im not makeing money it should be fine

I don't think you understand how the legal system works. The broadcast feature is meant for games, not movies.

[renamon~]

nah i don;t

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

this is why we have a report button on the broadcast. i remember when valve first enabled broadcasting, the porn was too much.

[profile name]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

this is why we have a report button on the broadcast. i remember when valve first enabled broadcasting, the porn was too much.

:czombie:

Dammit i missed that.

[cinedine]

Originally posted by sophia the pink knight:

as long as im not makeing money it should be fine

No it's not.
You making money doesn't matter. It's essentially the same as piracy.

[renamon~]

Originally posted by cinedine:

Originally posted by sophia the pink knight:

as long as im not makeing money it should be fine

No it's not.
You making money doesn't matter. It's essentially the same as piracy.

yet rabbit allows this

[Wolf Knight]

If you want a clear answer, there are 2 ways to do it. You can ask STEAM, or you can do your broadcast and then when you get banned you will have your answer

[Walach]

For the U.S.A you can read up on it here:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106

But the short answer is; no, not unless you get permission from the copyright holder FIRST.

[Zefar]

This is against the rules of both Steam community and the law of most countries.

[Spawn of Totoro]

No, public playback of a movie is a violation of copyright laws, even if you don't make money off of it. It requires a specific license from the movie's studio in order to do. It is also abuse of the broadcast system on Steam.

Originally posted by sophia the pink knight:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

this is why we have a report button on the broadcast. i remember when valve first enabled broadcasting, the porn was too much.

:czombie:

yet hentai is on steam-_-

No, that is ecchi. Hentai is not on Steam. That requires a 3rd party patch.