From e7504dc98e45440401baf3cbc8447a2549b1b692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diego <5572928+sguinetti@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:54:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 7198c0631f..fc9f0262d7 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Based on [#480](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/480). ### Can I add a FTA channel that broadcasts PPV events or pay programming? Maybe. Consider if the country where it is broadcasted allows fair use. Owners can ban the broadcast of PPV events, and even issue a DMCA takedown. Check the [blocklist](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/blob/master/data/blocklist.csv) for more info about specific events, and this [counternotice](https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/3ce1c9402c6b7e46dcbbea6ff866d6a44e75c72a/2020/10/2020-10-08-dfl-counternotice.md) indicating that a DMCA takedown is invalid if only one FTA channel infringes copyright. -Please remember that by sharing a link to a FTA channel, you are **indexing** the link, not **restreaming** their content. This subtility makes most of the DMCA takedowns false and invalid under law. +Please remember that by sharing a link to a FTA channel (or more), you are **indexing** the link, not **restreaming** its content. This subtility makes most of the DMCA takedowns false and invalid under law. A good example of this would be [Perfect 10 v. Google](https://www.eff.org/fr/cases/perfect-10-v-google). Some [valid takedowns](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/6486) do occur when a Pull Request is made to notify us that we should not index their channels. @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ We are a community initiative and you don't need to pay anything to stay on this After you have your m3u8 link, add your channel information onto the [Database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database) repository, and submit an [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/issues/new) to propose it to us. +Note: There are cases of broadcasting a copy of third-party content (released previously in public) with the purpose of promoting, educating or commenting. This is known as fair use (also called "fair dealing" or "copyright exception") and should be important when broadcasting without problems on your TV channel. + ### Is it possible to limit the broadcasting of my channel to my country only? If you do not want the channel to be broadcast outside your country (for legal reasons), we recommend using the [Geo-blocked] tag for your stream.