Why YouTube Can Exist | Sony v. Universal

Prime example of incumbents trying to hold onto the status quo to the detriment of progress. The lesson is, once again, that progress is made by embracing new technology, not digging in your heels against it.

Technology Connections has done some videos about Beta and VHS and apparently the difference isn't all that much in most cases.

YOU TUBE HAS & IS THE BEST STATIONH I EVER HAD . pww

VHS wasn't at war with DVD.... it was clearly obsolete by then. DVD went to war against LaserDisc. And then later on HD-DVD vs Blu Ray. And then nobody cared because everything was streaming.

Didn't Sony argue that even if copyright was being infringed they weren't the ones doing it?

Betamax male

Copying copyrighted material to own forever

Now, you press a red button on the remote on anything and it’s saved.

i never had a betamax machine but i did have a VCR so i'll side with that of course then DVDs came out and then Blu Ray and High Def DVD i never got either then streaming which i love

An interesting "alternate history" would be if this had gone the other way.

It's like suing gutenberg in 1436.

I love the idea after this case took years to resolve, them being like "well then let's have them pass a law!" Like that wouldn't take several more years

Hey, Mr. Beat! How about you do a Supreme Court Briefs video on FCC v. Fox Television Stations?

After watching a lot of episodes of this series I have a very mixed opinion of Justice John Paul Stevens

That Betamax commercial wasn't wrong. Despite losing out to VHS, it was objectively the better format.

Hmm, I guess the difference with flash carts and offering digital ROMs for providing unauthorized copies of video games was that the video games companies were able to prove that such rampant piracy was indeed significantly hurting their sales.

I always stop and read the long textboxes.... others think I'm crazy that I take that time to read them

Betamax's ability to copy could be used for piracy purposes, but it could also be used for other purposes within the law. That's why cars are widely used around the world despite causing a substantial number of deaths each year. The tool itself isn't the problem; it's how people abuse it to cause harm that's the real issue at hand.

Btw, the same thing can be said about guns, but I doubt anyone here would be fond of reading a pro-2nd amendment opinion due to the highly politicized and sensationalized nature of the topic... 🙄

President During this time: Ronald Reagan
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
Argued January 18, 1983
Reargued October 3, 1983
Decided January 17, 1984
Case Duration: 364 Days
Decision: 5-4 in favor of Sony (Burger, Brennan Jr., White, O’Connor, Stevens. Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist, Blackmun for Universal.)

I’d like to know the logic that allows the US government to deny a Patent “in the National Interest” that is to steal the Intellectual Property of someone and deny them the right to use it and profit by it. Btw, imo that ANY patented idea that isn’t marketed I.e. shelved, should be open for use by the world at large for a nominal fee. Logic, patent is to encourage innovation, if it’s not Used it fails the core object of the legislation.

I believe that you can use anything outside of personal use as long as you have permission to use it and if you rerun something for Money the company may and can ask for a part of the money and if not all of the money

betamax was way better qual ity than vhs its just the machines kept breaking down, they were more expensive and the recording tape was 2 hours shorter in extended play

Betamax lost to VHS lost to DVD lost to Blu Ray lost to streaming.

Weird seeing Thurgood Marshall on the wrong side of history here

Like Snake, the thug in the Simpsons said, “Oh no……. Beta!”

How was this any different from tape recorders?

LP's, 45's, 8 tracks, cassettes, VHS, Beta, CD's, DVD's, I wasted money on all of the above. The only thing I never wasted money on were laser discs, but I had friends who had those too. I don't mind that it becomes obsolete as fast as it hits the market as much as I mind that it's all made to fail and fall apart so fast, no matter how much you pay for it.

And thus we are here... more over what would Disney and Universal do without all those film sales on DVD or Video?

Look out for Gonzales v google

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Corporations are the worst. Literally, the worst. Fukkum awl!!

Universal is a big JERK!!

Corporate BULLCRAP!!

Came for Mr. Beat, stayed for Mr. Rogers.

One of those things that would slowed progress if goned wrong

Does Metallica v. Napster qualify as a potential Supreme Court Briefs episode?

Yup. I see this similar painful transition with the advent of AI. I hope this case will be the precedent for that.

Honestly, I bet a some people in congress had folks back in their district tape relevant news stories and mail the tape to their Washington so they could keep better tabs on what was going on there.

And then there was Napster

What's notable about this lawsuit was Sony literally sued itself

Shoutout to Mr.Rodgers. I watched him growing up in the late 90’s and this was an added gem to why I like him !

Can you do TikTok vs Garland when that case gets decided? It’s kinda like Sony V universal

You know a case is complex when Burger and Brennan are voting against Marshal and Rehnquist