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Is Streaming Movies To Friends Through Discord And Zoom Legal?

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2020 12:54 PM - Modified On: May 1, 2020 - Published By:
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In these exceptionally strange times, people everywhere are finding new ways to socialize while maintaining physical isolation from friends, family, and everyone else on the planet. That isolation means no more gathering to watch movies together on the couch, but users on conferencing platforms like Zoom and Discord are engaging in a smart workaround: watching movies digitally together using these platforms' streaming and screen-sharing capabilities.Streaming movies and other media through platforms like Zoom and Discord is easy and fun, and it provides a small modicum of normality in this abnormal

Harry Potter: Teachers Can Now Read The Books To Students On Livestreams Without Copyright Issues

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Time Stamp: March 25, 2020 1:32 AM - Modified On: March 25, 2020 - Published By:
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JK Rowling has suspended some of the copyright policies for her Harry Potter novels to give teachers the opportunity to read the books on livestreams for their students as schools shut down due to COVID-19. In a statement on her website, representatives for Rowling said the author and her agents came to terms on a deal that would "relax" the copyright permissions that are normally required.Globally, teachers can now post videos of themselves reading any of the seven Harry Potter novels, so long as these videos are released on a