Legally copying DVDs to a laptop
So I was hoping to setup a media server for our RV, to allow the kids to stream ripped DVDs to their Android tablets (especially while driving) when I encountered this note: Juan Carlos wrote: Yu...
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More info on the legality:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/save-videos-from-any-site-even-netflix-with-applians-replay-capture-suite/
http://wmrecorder.com/support/legal-faq/
http://applian.com/support/legal
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/technology/articles/2009/09/30/is-it-legal-to-copy-a-dvd
"So it's illegal to copy a DVD? Interestingly, no. Judges have said that consumers have a right to copy a DVD for their own use—say, for backing it up to another disk or perhaps watching it on another device, such as an iPod. That's the same "fair use" rule that made it legal to tape television shows for watching later, perhaps on a different TV. The problem is that consumers can't duplicate DVDs without software tools that get around the copy protection on those disks. It is those tools that Congress outlawed."
And video capturing does not use those tools :)
Here's a discussion about the legality of a DVR strictly for online content such as Hulu:
http://www.reelseo.com/dvr-for-online-video-playlater/
I read this as, DVDs and services that don't explicitly restrict video capturing are legal to use. Not Hulu, but maybe other services.
Interestingly, the free DVD players such as VideoLAN also use decryption schemes that are illegal in the United States. See this:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/
To be fully legal, you have to buy a DVD codec, and those software developers pay a royalty fee to some organization. (I think it's MPAA?)
That fee is about $10, which is why DVD codecs typically cost around $30. I didn't know this, so I'll have to stop using VLC and/or Media Player Classic to watch encrypted DVDs if I wish to do it lawfully. The codec is bundled with Windows 7, but not Windows 8, Vista, or XP. Only Win7. Go figure. But I know from experience that codec doesn't always work correctly; We've had a number of RedBox DVDs that won't play unless I load them in VLC. I think I'll have to buy a genuine codec if I wish to remain lawful.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/save-videos-from-any-site-even-netflix-with-applians-replay-capture-suite/
http://wmrecorder.com/support/legal-faq/
http://applian.com/support/legal
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/technology/articles/2009/09/30/is-it-legal-to-copy-a-dvd
"So it's illegal to copy a DVD? Interestingly, no. Judges have said that consumers have a right to copy a DVD for their own use—say, for backing it up to another disk or perhaps watching it on another device, such as an iPod. That's the same "fair use" rule that made it legal to tape television shows for watching later, perhaps on a different TV. The problem is that consumers can't duplicate DVDs without software tools that get around the copy protection on those disks. It is those tools that Congress outlawed."
And video capturing does not use those tools :)
Here's a discussion about the legality of a DVR strictly for online content such as Hulu:
http://www.reelseo.com/dvr-for-online-video-playlater/
I read this as, DVDs and services that don't explicitly restrict video capturing are legal to use. Not Hulu, but maybe other services.
Interestingly, the free DVD players such as VideoLAN also use decryption schemes that are illegal in the United States. See this:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/if-vlc-can-ship-a-free-dvd-player-why-cant-microsoft/
To be fully legal, you have to buy a DVD codec, and those software developers pay a royalty fee to some organization. (I think it's MPAA?)
That fee is about $10, which is why DVD codecs typically cost around $30. I didn't know this, so I'll have to stop using VLC and/or Media Player Classic to watch encrypted DVDs if I wish to do it lawfully. The codec is bundled with Windows 7, but not Windows 8, Vista, or XP. Only Win7. Go figure. But I know from experience that codec doesn't always work correctly; We've had a number of RedBox DVDs that won't play unless I load them in VLC. I think I'll have to buy a genuine codec if I wish to remain lawful.
