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Posted by Impmon on 03/02/06 11:36
On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:34:38 GMT, Nicholas Andrade
<SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:
>At least in the case of the VCR the DMCA did not exist; so the issue was
>mainly fair use. The DMCA makes the process of backing up a DVD illegal
>as it requires circumventing copy protection; so even if the reason your
>backing up is legal fair use, the process to do so is illegal.
I feel that I am forced to bypass any copy protection scheme because
none of the companies offer replacement discs at *reasonable* cost or
free if the original one went bad simply from use. (no 5 year old kids
with sticky fingers, no pet using disc as chew toy, no leaving it in
car on hot summer day, etc) I've had a few fail for no reason. Yet
one of the disc were no longer available and they are over $100 on
evilBay, the other 2 the companies tried to charge me a full retail
price plus shipping. They won't ship just the disc at lower cost,
only the whole case and bazillion ad inserts. I did eventually find
one replacement at a Walmart $5.50 bin.
By making a backup copy I can be sure that I can continue to watch
that *I* paid for.
If they were to offer replacement disc at lower price or free to
replace discs that failed for no obvious reason then I wouldn't need
to make backup copies. Yes I know with proper care DVD can last for
several years (100 years theorically) but even dome discs are not
perfect a stray speck of dust in the manufacturing process will ruin
it.
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When you hear the toilet flush, and hear the words "uh oh", it's already
too late. - by anonymous Mother in Austin, TX
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