Posted by Rick Merrill on 03/14/06 13:48

Larry J. wrote:

> Waiving the right to remain silent, Rick Merrill
> <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> said:
>
>
>>PTravel wrote:
>>
>>>"Rick Merrill" <rickZERODOTmerrill@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in
>>>message news:MZednSwYroUTjYvZRVn-vg@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>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?
>>>
>>>
>>>As a matter of act, I do. What has that got to do with this
>>>thread?
>>>
>>
>>Apparently you always shoot from the hip.
>
>
> Give it up, pal. You're already lost this one...
>

That would be "You've" you meant ;-) Yes, I think you are right and I should just "ploink" 'im and leave it, as you will note I have in fact done.

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