Thursday, May 7, 2009

It’s Time to Legalize Personal-Use DVD Copying | Threat Level

A federal judge here Thursday or soon thereafter is likely to conclude RealNetworks’ DVD-copying software is unlawful, and therefore should be permanently barred from distribution.

That’s the correct interpretation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Yet we think it’s offensive that the 1998 act produces the absurd result that consumers are considered hackers and copyright scofflaws just for duplicating DVDs for personal use.
It’s Time to Legalize Personal-Use DVD Copying | Threat Level

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