Originally Posted by sortie

Ok, you just convinced me that you don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

Copyright also controls broadcast rights. I can't re-broadcast a feed of
the lastest sitcoms from a high-jacked signal without violating the
broadcasting rights of the sitcoms themselves.

The sitcom owns the copyright which allows them to sell broadcasting rights
to the cable company. The sitcom didn't sell me broadcasting rights so
they can sue for copyright infringement if I broadcast it.

If this were not true then why all the fuss over youtube.
Users are just high-jacking tv signals and broadcasting them on youtube and
according to you, that's not copyright infringement.

If you are a lawyer then I advise you to quit.