Betamax

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This format lent its name to the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the use of videotaping at home for time-shifting of TV programs being declared legal.
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This format ended up becoming the name of the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the use of videotaping at home for time-shifting of TV programs being declared legal, due to the case being against Sony regarding the legality of its Betamax VCR.
  
 
* [http://www.mediacollege.com/video/format/beta/betamax.html Mediacollege.com entry on Betamax]
 
* [http://www.mediacollege.com/video/format/beta/betamax.html Mediacollege.com entry on Betamax]
 
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This format ended up becoming the name of the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted in the use of videotaping at home for time-shifting of TV programs being declared legal, due to the case being against Sony regarding the legality of its Betamax VCR.

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