Bolt_Gundam510 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 06/05/09 by Paul LillyUnderscoring just how out of touch the Motion Picture Association of America is with its consumer base, the MPAA has spoken out regarding a buyer's (lack of) rights in making a single backup copy of a DVD. The comment came in response to a question raised bu U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel, who during the RealDVD case, asked the MPAA if whether or not it believes it's legal for consumers to make backup copies of legally purchased DVDs for personal use."Not for the purposes under the DMCA," said Bart Williams, an attorney for the MPAA. "One copy is a violation of the DMCA."And technically, he's right, at least in terms of circumventing copyright mechanisms to make said copy. But what's startling about the comment is that the MPAA has traditionally hid behind the threat of mass software piracy and the resulting lost sales in supporting the DMCA, but apparently you're no better than pirates for profit if you make a single backup copy of a DVD you already paid for. "We believe the buyer has that right to play a DVD as many times as they want," Don Scott, one of RealDVD's attorneys, told Patel. "We think he also has the right to make a copy, this fair use copy."So do we, Scott. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/mpaa_making_single_backup_copy_dvd_illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 it's an old pathetic approach, really. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Well you can definitely see GREED in this one.. They even want to be the ones who rake it in because of unforeseen theft and destruction.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 These dumb a$$ hole are still bullsh^ting about dvds when Motha Fu^king Virtual Digital Storage is on the horizon lol THAT GUY is tring to find his a$$ in china :hehe:virtual digital storage is right now dead. they have made 3 different version over the last 2 years if i remeber the article a few weeks ago. what they should had done was release the hardware and media to make money and give sony the finger. but no. so it will stay a lab only product never to see the light of day in a nerd's hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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