> Chances are that any videotape of a recent sitcom is bootleg. As I understand > the status of this murky portion of law, it is o.k. to copy for personal use, > e.g., time shift. It is not o.k. to take that copy into your classroom, > though as a practical matter who's going to know? > > But trading tapes over a public network ? ? ? ? I doubt that there is anything wrong with trading tapes of *television* back and forth! As long as one does not charge the public money to view said tape, you can pass it along to as many people as you wish! -doug