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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toedtoes wrote:cdevidal wrote:toedtoes wrote:
If you own the DVD and are making a copy (in the same format or not) for your own personal use, it's not a big issue. Similar to the old days of recording your records onto cassette to listen to in the car.
Not the same. According to everything I've read, recording your records onto cassette is in a different class than breaking an encryption scheme to copy the content to your hard drive.
But don't take my word for it. Read the article in the opening post, or elsewhere. Google this question: Is it legal to copy DVDs for personal use?
I understand that, but again it's not the copying that's the issue (as long as you own the DVD and are only copying for your own personal use) - it's the encryption that's the problem. Not all DVDs are encrypted (older selections often aren't), so there is no issue copying those.
Now you see why the solution proposed in the opening post is not illegal -- it copies the content but does not break the encryption :)
