[mrlmd1]

You can copy a movie off TV on a VCR, but you are not allowed to resell it. That's the point of copyright laws. If it's for your own personal use and it is broadcast free to watch with no charge, you are allowed to copy it. You cannot copy something which is not put out for free, for which there is a charge, like music or videos that are for sale, skirting around the purchase.