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Name:
May 10th, 2008, 10:10 PM
Though this forum is not for technical topics, I wish to bring up DVD copying and ripping. Not the technical aspect, but for the legality (not sure if that's a real word) of DVD ripping.
AnnMarie said that this would be the place for the discussion of the fairness of DVD copying and such, so I'll ask anyone:
Does anyone think that it should be legal to rip DVDs that you bought, legally, and put them onto your computer/VCD/iPod?
And in another DVD ripping-related forum, someone mentioned that the copying of the DVDs is not what's illegal, but the cracking of the copyright protection, is this true?
renegade600
May 11th, 2008, 12:10 AM
And in another DVD ripping-related forum, someone mentioned that the copying of the DVDs is not what's illegal, but the cracking of the copyright protection, is this true?
the copying of dvds, cds and such are legal for backup purposes, the problem is there is encryption protection on them. According to the dmca, it is illegal to circumvent that encryptions to make those backups.
dammit
May 11th, 2008, 12:32 AM
Get a life. This is the internet. If you want to find something for free, you probably can. ;)
DJoe
May 11th, 2008, 08:47 PM
Well according to G4 TechTV copyright protection is going out the window. A guest on G4 TechTV's Lab With Leo said that industry needs to find other ways of getting customers rather than forcing NOT to copy cd's/dvd's.
Consumers aren't just complaining also the people that make it are.
At least one company I know of provides one backup copy at a fraction of the original copy cost.
I mean sure when BIG BROTHER comes about, you won't be able to touch that DOWNLOAD button unless its legal. But, until than industry needs to find better solutions.
Name:
May 13th, 2008, 08:52 PM
Yea, and to dammit, I already have an ok way of ripping DVDs, but I was wondering why it's not legal.
dammit
May 13th, 2008, 09:46 PM
Yea, and to dammit, I already have an ok way of ripping DVDs, but I was wondering why it's not legal.
I'm no legal expert, but it varies from country to country. Basically it's a war against the insanely rich music industry and the populous.
It's a bit like spyware wars, whatever the hackers etc come up with to invade your PC, there will always be someone working to stop them and visa versa.
At the end of the day it's all about money. Isn't everything?
Name:
May 14th, 2008, 09:26 PM
A shame.
DJoe
June 13th, 2008, 02:50 AM
KEVIN TRUDEAU: its all about the money, and these nut bags at the music boardrooms believe its FairPlay.