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| Thread ID: 42757 | 2004-02-21 21:45:00 | Off Topic: Judge Rules Dvd Copying Software is Illegal | ilikelinux (1418) | Press F1 |
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| 217225 | 2004-02-21 21:45:00 | Article here (www.nytimes.com) Does this also mean that cd copying software is illegal? Since basically in every peice of cd burning software, you have the option of copying a cd. |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 217226 | 2004-02-21 21:54:00 | "She said blocking people from making perfect digital copies of their DVDs did not unconstitutionally hamper free speech or fair-use rights. People were free to make copies of movies in other, nondigital ways that would give them access to the same content, even if not in the same, pristine form, she said. " Well that's great - we're allowed to backup DVD's by painting the movie by hand, frame by frame? :D Or maybe we could draw little pictures in the corner's of books, to make little flip-movies? How do you make a nondigital backup? The only way I can think of, is exporting to tape, which usually requires that the Macrovision protection be avoided anyway... Sounds pretty stupid to me... |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 217227 | 2004-02-21 21:59:00 | >How do you make a nondigital backup? easy, 1. Get a peice of paper. 2. Cut around it to fit the size of the dvd. 3. Color in dvd (paper one) 4. Chuck in the fire 5. You now have a burnt copy of the dvd :D |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 217228 | 2004-02-22 00:30:00 | You forgot Step 6. Profit!!! | flying_green_leprachaun (1767) | ||
| 217229 | 2004-02-22 01:18:00 | NZ is not subject to US laws and the US Constitution. So far. ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 217230 | 2004-02-22 02:08:00 | Exactly the point I was going to make. I don't read *every* EULA when I install software. Some of these have been tested in NZ law and have been found to be not enforcable. Some Licence agreements I have read conflict with our Fair Trading Act and other NZ Acts. Quite a few programs say that when you have opened the packaging you are deemed to have agreed to a licence you haven't yet been able to read. What about the software being useful for what you want to use it for? |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 217231 | 2004-02-22 02:24:00 | Aha, that's different. The standard guarantee says the software doesn't do anything, it's full of bugs, the advertising was all lies, and it's all your fault. But they'll replace the CD if it's faulty. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 217232 | 2004-02-22 03:20:00 | Not for MS OSs it isn't. Its $45 a flick. | mark.p (383) | ||
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