Legal Question in Intellectual Property in United Kingdom
Game Video Capture
I had a look at the areas of law but
this was the closest to copyright I
could find. I am making a website on
video games and I was wondering if
there is any problems with capturing
video from games using a video
capture card on a computer and then
uploading the to our website for
viewing.
Could there be any legal problems
doing this?
Thanks
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Game Video Capture
In essence any copying and exhibition of any material outside the terms of the seller's licence provided with the game will infringe the copyright of the seller. They will be entitled to stop the exhibition of the material and may be able to get your site shut down.
If you are geniuinely revewing the game on your site and the clips you are showing are an incidental part of that review and your credit the copyright holder you may be able to bring yourself within the fair dealing exception. This is however a highly technical area about which you have to take proper advice.
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