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Originally posted by hanna975
I'm going to start by saying I'm not going to get into a huge debate about who's right and who's wrong on this like other topics I've seen in here(wifi-if you didn't pay for it, it's not yours).
My original post says this is "my" DVD collection that "I" wish to watch on "my" computers. I'm not trying to share or give or sell or anything like that. I just wish to enjoy what I "pay" for the way I want to.
I understand the whole illegal downloading of music and movies and the anything of the sort. This isn't what I'm doing and this isn't what I'm going to do.
If it's illegal to make copies of what I paid for for my personal use, and I stress "my personal use", please include a link to where it is proven and documented illegal and I will end it there.
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Yes, it IS illegal for you (if you live in the USA) to make copies of a DVD that you paid for... even for personal use. Ever heard of something called the DMCA? Digital Millenium Copyright Act. Basically, it makes it a crime to decrypt data that was been intentionally encrypted. DVDs have been encrypted, and apps like DeCSS, SmartRipper, DVDDecrypt, etc. break that encryption.
http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm
http://anti-dmca.org/