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Posted by Alpha on 09/29/05 04:07
"Atropos" <davewhite122000@spamnoyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> <ElizabethLErwin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hey! (Please excuse cross post...I'm desperate!)
>>
>> I have a pretty significant collection of old VHS tapes from the 80s
>> that I would like to transfer to dvd for storage purposes. I am
>> thinking of buying the Sony DVD Recorder/VCR Combo (RDR-VX515)since it
>> offers multi-format playback. SO my question concerns copyright. Will
>> this machine be able to dub these tapes since they are copyrighted? The
>> ad for it says it will transfer non-copyrighted materials but I'm not
>> sure if that is accurate or just for legal purposes. I am woefully
>> ignorant in this arena and would love to hear any and all feedback
>> (especially if you have this item or can recommend a better dubber)
>>
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> Ways around this - many DVD Recorders have a 'cracked' firmware that will
> kill off any macrovision protection and usually make the recorder region
> free.
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> I bought the Liteon 5006, downloaded cracked firmware installed and hey
> presto! no problem copying Macrovision protected vids.
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> I believe you are entitled to make backups to DVDR, as long as you won the
> original.
>
> A
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You are wrong. There is no fair use right to make backups of DVD media to
any other media.
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