What is streaming?

Which of the following most accurately describes streaming?

You need to wait for the entire video to be loaded before watching

You can start watching the video as soon as you press play, and you don’t get to keep a copy of the video on your computer

If your internet connection drops, out the video will stop straight away and you have to watch the whole thing from the beginning

You can keep your own copy of the video on your device to watch as many times as you want later

What is a buffer?

A tool that saves a copy of the entire video you are watching to your computer

A tool that makes sure the received audio and the visual data lines up

A tool that classifies Australian film and television into G, PG, M, etc

A tool that stores video data slightly ahead of what is being watched so the video plays smoothly

Is streaming online video content currently illegal in Australia? Why?

No, because the Copyright Act 1968 states that streaming by end users is not illegal

No, and uploading video content for streaming is also not illegal in Australia

No, because international case law suggests that streaming, even from unauthorised platforms, is not illegal

No, because the High Court of Australia has held that streaming video content is not illegal

What aspect of ‘downloading’ is illegal under the Copyright Act 1968?

Any sort of downloading

Any sort of downloading where you don’t pay for it

When you upload at the same time (and share the file)

Downloading something and storing it on your computer for private use

Which are some of the advantages of streaming?

Streaming is free, but you are limited to watch whatever is being shown on the website/service at the time

Users can watch online video content even without access to the internet

Users can watch what they want, when they want; greater choice of content; less costs involved

Streaming lets you keep all the videos you watch on your local hard drive

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