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Such a translation would be "format shifting" which is protected under US/UK law (IANAL).
by altruios 2y ago
Such a translation would be "format shifting" which is protected under US/UK law (IANAL).
- wilsonnb3 2y agoI think you are correct in the case of an actual MP3 file and calculator. I was thinking they were metaphorical.
- altruios 2y agoNot just a mp3 file. any media you have purchased can be format shifted by you for archive/personal purposes. regardless of DRM/copy protections. What is illegal is redistribution (thus the copyright). Again: ianal. But this is kind of a fundamental right. If you own something, it's yours to do with privately as you wish. If you don't own the copyright, then you can't redistribute.
- zerocrates 2y agoThe DMCA makes breaking DRM illegal, even when done for fair use purposes, if it doesn't fall into a small number of tightly-defined exceptions. And they can go after tools that enable people to do this, as well (think of DeCSS for example).
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoThe US AHRA requires serial copy management (SCMS or an equivalent) when using format shifting to digital media. Nobody bothers to follow that part of the law and it seems to have never been enforced.