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Posted by Gary Young on 09/29/20 11:41
321 had the problem that it had built in decripting software. Copying
software is legal (Nero, Intervideo, etc.) as long as they do not bundle a
decripter. The case that has not been determined yet is whether Fair Use
allows a non commercial person to independantly decript a DVD (many freeware
programs are available on the Net) and then use a commercial product to copy
a DVD soley for their own use (like protection from your kids' peanut butter
covered fingers).
<nospam@127.0.0.1> wrote in message news:du46r3$i1f$1@reader2.panix.com...
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> In article <1141211702.124735.304080@t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com>,
> <syofcdyagwrq@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Story here that copying DVDs for personal backup may be legal under
>>'fair use', if it uses a method which dodges the DMCA.
>>A court in California will this month rule on the legality of an
>>ingenious new software package that makes perfect copies of movies on
>>DVDs even if they are protected with the latest anti-copying
>>technology.
>>The software has been developed by 321 Studios of St Louis, Missouri.
>>The company says its DVDXcopy program does not violate the 1998 Digital
>>Millennium Copyright Act, which makes it illegal to defeat
>>copy-protection schemes.
>>According to 321, the software is legitimate because it does not do
>>anything that the DVD's copy protection is designed to prevent.
>>DVDXcopy works by intercepting the digital video code just after it has
>>been legitimately unscrambled by the DVD player, but just before the
>>unscrambled code is converted into a protected analogue TV signal. It
>>then saves the unscrambled video on the PC's hard drive before copying
>>it onto a blank DVD.
>>The copied discs play perfectly. It is even possible to copy the copy
>>back to a hard drive, and then onto another blank DVD.
>>Part of 321's case is that its product reinstates the right of
>>consumers to back up their discs. The argument dates back to the taping
>>of records in the 1970s, but few in the entertainment industry accept
>>its validity.
>>http://www.seegoul.com/home.php/kWEWDKIL
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> http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2004/08/02/daily36.html
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