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Correct me if I am wrong, but hasn’t it been found (In the US) that making a digital copy of a DVD you own totally okay?

MobileVet 3y ago
Correct. Personal archival is protected under fair use. [1] 1. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23311/exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright-protection-systems-for-access-control https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23...
- Caboose8685 3y ago
  Personal archival isn't exempt anymore, that dropped some years ago. The only archival exemption now is for "qualifying institutions".
  - cmeacham98 3y ago
    You have a source on that? I can't find anything - so as far as I can tell you're just spreading misinformation.
    - Caboose8685 3y ago
      I mean just read through the link above. You'll find no exemption for personal use when it involves bypassing DRM. Which I don't think any DVD or blu-ray anymore lacks. I'm also reasonably sure that "3. Proposed Class 6: Audiovisual Works—Space-Shifting" in the above link would cover personal archival and that was explicitly rejected. Don't get me wrong, I'm still all for it, but it's not permitted anymore like it used to be.
cmeacham98 3y ago
Correct (as long as you don't distribute it), but not all content is available on DVDs, and many things come to DVDs much later than they are available elsewhere. That said, there is a _less legal_ solution to those problems...
- Caboose8685 3y ago
  Unfortunately not. The exemption dropped some years ago.
slg 3y ago
Sure, and the "water pipe" they sell on the boardwalk is for "tobacco use only". Let's be honest, most people use this software to serve up their library of pirated content. The number of people who are even still buying physical media is relatively tiny. That is why retailers like Best Buy are abandoning that market. The population of people who buy that physical media and then manually rip it has to be miniscule.
- aschla 3y ago
  Quick side note on Best Buy abandoning selling physical media, the cashier at Best Buy said they'll probably just throw the rest of their stock in the trash when they stop selling them in early 2024. So if anyone is interested in some free blu-rays and doesn't mind dumpster diving...

MobileVet 3y ago

Correct. Personal archival is protected under fair use. [1] 1. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23311/exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright-protection-systems-for-access-control https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/28/2021-23...

Caboose8685 3y ago
Personal archival isn't exempt anymore, that dropped some years ago. The only archival exemption now is for "qualifying institutions".
- cmeacham98 3y ago
  You have a source on that? I can't find anything - so as far as I can tell you're just spreading misinformation.
  - Caboose8685 3y ago
    I mean just read through the link above. You'll find no exemption for personal use when it involves bypassing DRM. Which I don't think any DVD or blu-ray anymore lacks. I'm also reasonably sure that "3. Proposed Class 6: Audiovisual Works—Space-Shifting" in the above link would cover personal archival and that was explicitly rejected. Don't get me wrong, I'm still all for it, but it's not permitted anymore like it used to be.

cmeacham98 3y ago

Correct (as long as you don't distribute it), but not all content is available on DVDs, and many things come to DVDs much later than they are available elsewhere. That said, there is a _less legal_ solution to those problems...

Caboose8685 3y ago
Unfortunately not. The exemption dropped some years ago.

slg 3y ago

Sure, and the "water pipe" they sell on the boardwalk is for "tobacco use only". Let's be honest, most people use this software to serve up their library of pirated content. The number of people who are even still buying physical media is relatively tiny. That is why retailers like Best Buy are abandoning that market. The population of people who buy that physical media and then manually rip it has to be miniscule.

aschla 3y ago
Quick side note on Best Buy abandoning selling physical media, the cashier at Best Buy said they'll probably just throw the rest of their stock in the trash when they stop selling them in early 2024. So if anyone is interested in some free blu-rays and doesn't mind dumpster diving...