This week join Steve and Jonathan as Steve takes you through the details of the famous Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984) or “Betamax Case.” Listen in as we take you through the initial apprehensions studios had toward allowing audiences to have the power to record and archive programs.
Feel free to look at the actual text of court’s decision available via Cornell Law: link
Interesting NYT 2013 article about the “echoes” of the Betamax case: link
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- betamax ad in black and white
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- close-up of a standard Betamax tape
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- Betamax advertisement in color
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- As Steve and I discussed, hardcore fans purchase and re-purchase beloved series across media. Here is Star Trek TOS on Betamax. (attribution: Memory Alpha)
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- print ad for a sleeker, rare red SL-2300 Betamax machine from 1984.
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- Variety from 1984 announces the Supreme Court’s decision.
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