According to reports floating around the net, of which sources include PC World, the upcoming firmware update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console would allow a "Portable Copy" feature for the PSP. Basically, the feature would allow owners of a PS3 and a PSP copy a standard-definition version of a movie from a Blu-ray disc to the PSP's MemoryStick DUO. One could assume that if was true, these ... [ read the full article ]
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Depends on what you mean by old, it's probably a couple of days old depending on where you read, PS3-specific sites probably reported it a couple of days ago, I know the PC world article was dated 22nd, but it didn't mention SCEA's denial so I thought it was worth clarifying.
Originally posted by navi1199: so this is ok? but copying a dvd for your own back is still illegal?...
I here ya...it's ok if they control it; if they give you a SD copy that most likely has some form of DRM on it. If they provide that, then in their eyes, there shouldn't be a need for backing up any movie from any format. Since BR can hold so much more data, it's probably pretty easy to throw in a 3+GB SD movie on their, as long as there are restrictions on how it is accessed and viewed.
