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iamhead82
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6. March 2006 @ 18:33 |
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Just curious, is it still against the law to back-up a dvd copy that you bought and now own? I coudln't find anything that said "yes its ok to make your own copy for personal use and not for distribution."
Im in the united states, also curious have there been any arrest or anything by blockbuster b/c myself im in college and i know many people that get a movie pass and illegally make back-up copies from blockbuster, does blockbuster put any controls in place to prevent this, if i was part of blockbuster I certainly would.
But when i make back-ups of personally owned dvd's i still feel like i am doing somethign illegal which bothers me. anyone else feel this way also?
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6. March 2006 @ 20:51 |
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In the USA it is Legal to make backup copies of your personal owened DVD under the fair use act.
However it is agaisnt the law to circumvent anti-piracy measures.
So long story short you can make backups of DVD's you own just as long as you dont circumvent the copy protection that is placed on the DVD's from the manufactures which is pretty much imposible. So once you use a program to get around the copy protection to bebale to copy the DVD you have commited a crime in the USA.
There is no way that any Video store would bebale to tell if you made a backup or not of a DVD.
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iamhead82
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6. March 2006 @ 22:39 |
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I totally understand what your saying Larry, @ college i know people that go to blockbuster and use the monthly rental pass and will rent up to 50 movies a month, since you can have 2 out at a time and everyday get 2 new rentals.
wondering why blockbuster doesn't keep an tracking system of peopel that do this
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7. March 2006 @ 10:24 |
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i'm sorry.. but i'm wondering why you guys are having this conversation in an open forum.
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7. March 2006 @ 10:49 |
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7. March 2006 @ 11:17 |
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@thelox714
What is wrong on discussing the laws of Backingup DVD's in this forum?
As of Video Stores having somthing in place to tell if you have copied a DVD or not this has been discussed in multipull threads in the past so why is it a problem now?
Anyone should know it is agaisnt the law to Backup a DVD you dont own but there is no anti-piracy mesures in place that would show if a DVD has been Backedup or not.
If I have said anything in my post that are agaisnt the rules then edit my post and give me a warning. I have said nothing in my post that hasent already been discused in the past in other threads.
Below is a few threads talking about the Blockbuster chip and crap just showing its been asked and discussed before.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/6/159420
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/301697
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iamhead82
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7. March 2006 @ 13:07 |
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yah and i was talking more about blockbuster controls in place to monitor customer rentals. Obviously something is up when someone goes into the store once or twice a day and has 50 rentals a months as well as online when dvd's are shipped back the same day they are received. I know for a fact they keep track of all rentals you ever have . .. but as long as your paying they don't care
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Argg
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7. March 2006 @ 13:35 |
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Before I even had A DVD burner, the Alberston store had a 21 buck all you can rent monthly thing. I was there every day after school getting three movies.
If you don't have a burner, and you got the blockbuster pass, you would be tempted to watch the movies as fast as you can to get new ones.
So nothing could be up, or something could be up. What are they gonna do about it.
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7. March 2006 @ 20:25 |
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hi,
do Oldfart judges understand what copyright protection is??? Seriously, if your collegue rule you are allowed to backup 1 copy discs that you own, and you rule that you can't even own a tool that cicumevents protection.... tehn how the hell are we the consummers suppose to backup discs??? are they don;t that so they can say they ares still giving us rights but bascailly screwwing us over??
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8. March 2006 @ 03:26 |
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thelox714
Senior Member i said the same thing in a dvd for newbies forum the other day and i was blasted by a senior member for puting that post, the member said it was not up to me what was talked about i was not blasting the people about what they were talking about just asking a question so i am wondering why one member can get away with asking the same question and not geting blasted for the same thing?
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iamhead82
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8. March 2006 @ 08:34 |
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no one should be blasted, if you want to stoop to that level then do it.
my simple question was asked as far as legal policy of making back-ups of your own personal copies cause I felt that would be wrong also
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ddp
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8. March 2006 @ 10:53 |
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thelox714, depending on what country you live in determines whether copying your cd/dvd is legal or not. copying rentals is not legal but this thread is about owned disks so can be openly discussed.
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8. March 2006 @ 12:02 |
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law. The act criminalizes production and dissemination of technology that can circumvent measures taken to protect copyright, not merely infringement of copyright itself, and heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet. Passed on May 14, 1998 by a unanimous vote in the United States Senate and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28, 1998, the DMCA amended title 17 of the US Code to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of Online Providers from copyright infringement by their users.
On May 22, 2001 the European Union passed the EU Copyright Directive or EUCD, similar in many ways to the DMCA.
Contents
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* 1 DMCA Title I: WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act
* 2 DMCA Title II: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
* 3 DMCA Title III: Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act
* 4 DMCA Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
* 5 DMCA Title V: Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
* 6 Reform
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
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DMCA Title I: WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act
DMCA Title I has two major portions, one of which includes works covered by several treaties in US copy prevention laws and gave the title its name and the other which is often known as the DMCA anti-circumvention provisions. The latter implemented a broad ban on the circumvention of copy prevention systems and required that all analogue video recorders have copy prevention built in.
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DMCA Title II: Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
DMCA Title II, the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, creates a safe harbor for online service providers (OSPs, including ISPs) against copyright liability if they adhere to and qualify for certain prescribed safe harbor guidelines and promptly block access if they receive a notification from a copyright holder or their agent. It also includes a counter-notification which requires restoration of the material and a provision for subpoenas to identify alleged infringers.
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DMCA Title III: Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act
DMCA Title III modified section 117 of the copyright title so that those repairing computers could make certain temporary, limited copies while working on a computer.
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DMCA Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions
DMCA Title IV contains an assortment of provisions:
* Clarified and added to the duties of the Copyright Office.
* Added ephemeral copy for broadcasters provisions, including certain statutory licenses.
* Added provisions to facilitate distance education.
* Added provisions to assist libraries with keeping copies of sound recordings.
* Added provisions relating to collective bargaining and the transfer of movie rights.
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DMCA Title V: Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
DMCA Title V added sections 1301 through 1332 to add protection for boat hull designs.
As useful articles whose form cannot be cleanly separated from their function, boat hull designs were formerly not protected under copyright law.
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Reform
There are efforts in Congress to modify the Act. Rick Boucher, a Democratic congressman from Virginia, is leading one of these efforts by introducing the Digital Media Consumers? Rights Act (DMCRA).
A prominent bill related to the DMCA is the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA), known in early drafts as the Security Systems and Standards Certification Act (SSSCA). This bill, if it were passed, would have dealt with the devices used to access digital content and would have been even more restrictive than the DMCA.
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See also
* Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations (BALANCE) Act of 2003
* The "No Electronic Theft" (NET) Act
* The "Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act" (INDUCE) Act
* Pirate Act
* Chamberlain v. Skylink
* Universal v. Reimerdes
* Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA)
* Dmitri Sklyarov
* Digital Transition Content Security Act
* Eric Bauman
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External links
* U.S. Copyright Office Summary of the DMCA
* Copyright Law of the United States of America (Library of Congress)
* The Anti-DMCA Website
* DMCA Information
* EFF: DMCA Archive
* Google's DMCA policy
* Rep. Rick Boucher's website
* Text of the DMCA
* Title 17 of the U.S. Code
* Senate DMCA Vote by Senator Name, Vote Position, and Home State (U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes - 105th Congress - 2nd Session - Vote 137)
* Cybertelecom's DMCA Information and Background Material
* Example of a fully automatic DMCA user interface of a ISP
* DMCA legal threats to a software developer who won, good read
NOW GO HERE TO READ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
Digital Millennium Copyright Act in pdf
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf#search='Digital%20M...
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8. March 2006 @ 23:34 |
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ireland ,a good read as always from you
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