chances of getting caught???

[2A Batterie]

A real measure of a man is what he does when no one is watching..... or something like that.

 

[question fear]

It's highly unlikely you'll get caught, even though technically and legally it's wrong.


OT: Did anyone else expect this to be a GHALL thread?

 

[erickkoch]

When I rented DVD's (haven't done it in several years) I would rip them to my hard drive and watch them later on my computer then delete the files. I think burning them to a DVD is illegal.

 

[-hh]

Technically, according the DMCA, it is illegal to circumvent the copy protection that allows you to rip a DVD....regardless of whether you own the DVD in question or you are just renting it.

I don't recall how well this claim has been legally tested, particularly with how some court cases have disallowed the validity of click-through EULA's (not that we ever see an EULA to click-through before playing a CD or DVD).

In any event, there's also jurisdiction limitations with the DMCA's posturings: their claims are only relevant to the USA, because that's where the Digital Millenium Act is.

Finally, it can be technically argued that the ripping wasn't done to circumvent copy protection but to transform the medium into a more compact size for facilitating its use on the iPod. Its splitting hairs, but since we are talking about lawyer stuff, its fair game.


-hh

 

[0098386]

Slim to no chance? There's nothing tracing you short of matching up dates of ripped video files to Blockbuster/whoevers rental records.

I don't recall these big guys going after people who rip films themselves, but they do go for those who share. I believe.

OT: Did anyone else expect this to be a GHALL thread?

Raises hand

 

[yg17]

When I rented DVD's (haven't done it in several years) I would rip them to my hard drive and watch them later on my computer then delete the files. I think burning them to a DVD is illegal.

No, what you did is in fact illegal even if you didn't burn it. Are you going to get caught? No.

Of course, I'm not going to frown upon anyone doing it since I'm guilty myself

 

[yellow]

Folks,

I think this thread has run it's course. Questions answered, opinions inserted.
No where to go from here but down.

Thanks!