Posted by Patrick Neve on 05/16/06 05:51

On Tue, 16 May 2006, Netmask wrote:
> "Patrick Neve" <neve@uoregon.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0605150757110.7962@darkwing.uoregon.edu...
> > On Sun, 14 May 2006, Alpha wrote:
> >> Be aware that most stand alone recorders are copy protection
> >> sensitive.
> >
> > Good point.. I'm finding in reviews that many standalone recorders employ
> > macrovision. Can anyone recommend a deck that is either lenient or
> > doesn't use it at all?
> >
> > I want to point out that I'm not interested in bootlegging anything, this
> > is strictly for personal backup of aging magnetic materials. While I
> > don't know if this is technically legal, I believe it is morally
> > legitimate.
> >
> > Thank you..
>
> You can get macrovision eliminators http://www.sonel.com/ it should
> only be needed if you have any old commercial tapes

Oh.. not exactly. Fairly indie stuff. So do I not really need to worry
about copy protection, then?

I'm only familiar with macrovision, maybe there are a slew of new ones I'm
not aware of.

Thanks again,

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