This is why I loved the HD-DVD with the DVD combo. Since DVD is so easy to decrypt, who needs a digital copy? I can easily rip the DVD side and put it on my iPod Touch for portable use. Although I'm not sure if that's with in Fair Use, it should be. I already purchased the disc, so I should be able to put it on another device.
@Smoke Dawg, I think it's fair use. You are not selling your copy, just using it for personal use. How is any different from ripping a CD? I know there is a copy protection system on the disk but the chances of content providers going after someone ripping for their own benefit is zero. They know what a legal minefield and PR disaster they'd be letting themselves in for.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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This is why I loved the HD-DVD with the DVD combo. Since DVD is so easy to decrypt, who needs a digital copy? I can easily rip the DVD side and put it on my iPod Touch for portable use. Although I'm not sure if that's with in Fair Use, it should be. I already purchased the disc, so I should be able to put it on another device.
And yes, I only do this with DVD's I legally own.
@Smoke Dawg, I think it's fair use. You are not selling your copy, just using it for personal use. How is any different from ripping a CD? I know there is a copy protection system on the disk but the chances of content providers going after someone ripping for their own benefit is zero. They know what a legal minefield and PR disaster they'd be letting themselves in for.