Posted by Rick Merrill on 03/14/06 00:38

PTravel wrote:
> "Rick Merrill" <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:EZadnVW6sJUhZYjZRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>
>>jdurham wrote:
>>
>>>I need to get some footage off the Passion movie for my church. How can
>>>I rip that footage off of the DVD?
>>>Thanks
>>>Jason
>>>
>>
>>Open the DVD under Windows XP, drag the *.VOB files to your
>>hard drive (eg \temp ) and use the Womble MPEG Video Wizard
>>(30 free trial) to extract the bits you want - I am assuming that you will
>>make "fair use" of the clips, including giving
>>credit to Mel Gibson, et al.
>
>
> 1. There's nothing in the post that indicates the proposed use would come
> under fair use. There is no such thing as an, "it's for God" exception to
> copyright infringement.
>
> 2. Attribution is irrelevant to a determination of fair use, and only
> serves as an admission of intentional copyright infringement.


Have you got a gun?

1 - I said I "assumed" this on my own responsibility. Hope that's ok by u.

2 - Attribution is necessary to avoid simple plagiarism.

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