Posted by Atropos on 09/25/05 10:26

<ElizabethLErwin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127604275.708158.173070@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> 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)
>

Ways around this - many DVD Recorders have a 'cracked' firmware that will
kill off any macrovision protection and usually make the recorder region
free.

I bought the Liteon 5006, downloaded cracked firmware installed and hey
presto! no problem copying Macrovision protected vids.

I believe you are entitled to make backups to DVDR, as long as you won the
original.

A

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