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Posted by Covenant on 01/15/06 01:44
"/\/\arc" <yada@yada.com> wrote in message
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> Now, I know that copying a DVD is illegal, but would it be considered just
> as illegal to record a film using Sky+ and then transferring it onto DVD
> using a standalone DVD recorder?
>
> The end result would be pretty much identical seeing as Sky Movies don't
> have adverts. I guess you wouldn't get the 5.1 audio (or would you?).
>
> This started as a discussion in the pub tonight, so I thought I'd see what
> the wise men of UMD had to say ;)
Same as copying onto VHS.
Strictly speaking it's not totally legit.
That said, I dunno if SKY+ is the same as Telewest, but it's impossible to
record the *subscription* stuff from them. Same *error* as trying to record
from a macrovision-ed VHS.
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Covenant
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