Posted by Netmask on 05/16/06 08:34

"Patrick Neve" <neve@uoregon.edu> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.58.0605152250100.11026@darkwing.uoregon.edu...
> 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,
>

Whilst there are numerous copy protection methods for commercial DVD's as
far as I know there is only Macrovision on VHS tapes so as you are copying
FROM VHS that's all you need to worry about. I haven't struck any problems
to date any way in archiving tapes to DVD.

On DVD protection there are solutions for those as well if you are making
archival copies of your DVD collection. It's especially important if you
have young children with 'sticky' fingers. etc

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