Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24261123-20140812013325/@comment-24026943-20141006211722

Starthefox wrote: MilezTailzPrower wrote: Hedgehogsonic11 wrote: MilezTailzPrower wrote: It's a full copyrighted episode that your watching for free. But the company let you watch it for free. It had the entire series on their website. So? South Park does the same on their website, but it's still illegal to watch it on YouTube. Accroding to US Copyright law, the host (channel, website, etc.) must have written permission from the owners of the show's copyright to legally show it. YouTube does not have written permission, so it's illegal. okay okay just stop it is illegal to not do it with permission but if it is on a website where it is free don;t you think that it could be on another website for free? Hmm? Doesn't work that way. Hulu offers Sonic X free, but they have written permission from the copyright owners of Sonic X saying it's ok. They also pay a fee for showing it. YouTube doesn't have permission and doesn't pay a fee, so they owners are unaware and are not getting money or credit for their hard work.

My sister's a lawyer, so she knows a lot on the copyright laws. She told me this because my dad pirates movies, and she doesn't want me breaking the law either.