Managed copying is important. Personal copying is very important. With the Blu-ray finally in talks of Managed Copy, consumers can copy it to the computer and put the disk safely on the shelf.
I think that the ability to make personal copies of the movies not only is fair use of copyrighted works, it's very important for the consumers, it will benefit the media industry, the tech industry, and being able to make it compatible with ALL portable electronic devices will drive more competition in more layers, allowing faster innovation and new ideas.
It's time for the industry to know that there are right ways to make copies. Making a copy on to the PC and editing the movies so that I can copy a clip off to insert it personally into "another" content, making a copy to put on my iPod player to listen on the go, and such and such.
And people say that DRM that stifles piracy while still allowing consumer freedom can't be done...It CAN be done. All they have to do is to think about technology, programming, and writable chips that consumers can't alter. Assigned electronics can allow consumer IDs, and thus, DRM should be by consumer, not by restrictions. When I purchase content, I should do anything I want, as long as I don't give it away.
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Managed copying is important. Personal copying is very important. With the Blu-ray finally in talks of Managed Copy, consumers can copy it to the computer and put the disk safely on the shelf.
I think that the ability to make personal copies of the movies not only is fair use of copyrighted works, it's very important for the consumers, it will benefit the media industry, the tech industry, and being able to make it compatible with ALL portable electronic devices will drive more competition in more layers, allowing faster innovation and new ideas.
It's time for the industry to know that there are right ways to make copies. Making a copy on to the PC and editing the movies so that I can copy a clip off to insert it personally into "another" content, making a copy to put on my iPod player to listen on the go, and such and such.
And people say that DRM that stifles piracy while still allowing consumer freedom can't be done...It CAN be done. All they have to do is to think about technology, programming, and writable chips that consumers can't alter. Assigned electronics can allow consumer IDs, and thus, DRM should be by consumer, not by restrictions. When I purchase content, I should do anything I want, as long as I don't give it away.