Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 03/02/06 06:56

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:41:53 GMT, no@none.com Gave us:

>On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:43:55 -0500, Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> wrote:
>
>>On 1 Mar 2006 04:37:30 -0800, 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.
>>
>>That is still a grey area. IMO I think personal backup should be
>>allowed as long as you keep the original with the backup (original
>>under lock and key if you wish) and that you should not sell the
>>backup or pass it around.
>>
>>There has been debate over fair use for personal backup copy since VCR
>>and computer disks and was never settled because everytime a new
>>format comes out the big companies try to get the court to punish
>>everyone for making a single backup copy.
>
>
>Of course a backup is legal. When you buy the DVD, you have purchased
>the intellectual property.

Nope. You have purchased a license to USE the intellectual property
that is imprinted on the disc. Period. You own the plastic and a
right to watch the movie in the plastic.
>
>Indeed, if your copy was destroyed, it would be legal for you to make
>a copy from a rental, friend, etc. because you still own the
>intellectual property.

Nope. It is legal to make a downconverted copy but a bit for bit
copy is illegal.

>Of course, if you sold, lost, or gave away the orginal, you no longer
>own it.

"Destroyed" IS "lost". You want a backup? Buy another disc.

>As far as disabling copy protection goes, that is illegal. So just
>how you would make the copy is another issue.

It is illegal to make a bit for bit copy of a DVD.

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