1 minute video brief of 30 minutes shows

[fischermx]

I'm a fan of certain 90's, no longer on air, TV show.
I have a nice domain name for it and I'd like to setup a website in that way that I have a written brief of each show PLUS a 1-minute brief video, trailer-like of each show.
I supposed that taking just 1 minute out of a 30 minutes TV show I can certainly argue I'm under the fair use clause.
But since in order to prepare this briefs I need to upload the show in my computer and therefore to crack the protection systems, I have no idea if I could be accused by doing that.
What do you think?

P.S
If all you have to tell is "talk to a lawyer", save your fingers and just don't type any answer, if you have additional comments, then you're welcome :)

[Grandmas Cookies]

Sorry for not answering your question, but I myself am not an expert in this field. Read more stuff about the copyright on the internet on this page: [piercelaw.edu...]

[woop01]

It's not "contact a lawyer" but have you tried contacting whoever owns the rights to the show? It seems those are the people you should ask.

[jtara]

I need to upload the show in my computer and therefore to crack the protection systems

Huh? What protection systems do TV shows have? Am I missing something?

Is this HD material? If so, then there can be protection, and in the U.S. it would be a crime to crack it. So, why not just record from an analog signal or in a lower-resolution format? (The "flag" applies only to the highest-definition formats.)

I'm not so sure that 1 minute would qualify as fair use. I know I've seen 15 seconds batted-around for songs, but haven't seen a figure for television shows.

But there are a lot of factors other than length that go into fair use. The site below covers this pretty well.

In any case, here's another great non-commercial (educational institution) site on fair use:

[fairuse.stanford.edu...]