Hey guys
not sure where I ask this,but is it legal to backup dvds I own to a harddrive to play movies off media center?
thanks
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Handsomedan: Grey area..
It's legal to make back-ups but illegal to bypass any copyright protection on the discs, so in essence, you really can't do it legally.
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freitasm: Correct. It's currently not legal to create copies (format shift) of digital movies, even for backup purposes. You are allowed to do so for music recordings.
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heavenlywild:freitasm: Correct. It's currently not legal to create copies (format shift) of digital movies, even for backup purposes. You are allowed to do so for music recordings.
So if you purchased a downloaded movie, you can make a backup of it on another drive legally as it is still in the same format?
Boomslangnz: Hey guys
not sure where I ask this,but is it legal to backup dvds I own to a harddrive to play movies off media center?
thanks
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Handsomedan: It's legal to make back-ups but illegal to bypass any copyright protection on the discs, so in essence, you really can't do it legally.
mattk: So, other than for video podcasts, all use of the video button on my ipod touch (soon to be iphone) is against the law....
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freitasm:mattk: So, other than for video podcasts, all use of the video button on my ipod touch (soon to be iphone) is against the law....
If you format shift the movie yourself then yes, it's illegal. If you bought the movie from iTunes then it's ok.
mattk:freitasm:mattk: So, other than for video podcasts, all use of the video button on my ipod touch (soon to be iphone) is against the law....
If you format shift the movie yourself then yes, it's illegal. If you bought the movie from iTunes then it's ok.
Heck - i didn't convert it, it was that way when i torrented it.
The sooner we ditch physical media the better. Steam has completely changed the PC gaming market, we just need the big push to move other entertainment channels in the same direction.
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