Copyright Infringment

Hello again everyone.When i go down to my local blockbuster & rent a new release dvd then come home & rip that dvd using shrink ect ect I am in breech of the law.But if i am Copying the same film to disc from say a .avi xvid or whatever downloaded online am i still in breech of the law.I just wanted to know if Disc Copyright & .avi copyright have the exact same boundries since i am not ripping from disc but from a .avi ect ect.

 

fireflash- I would think so ! But not being a Copyright attorney or a entertainment lawyer I would not take this answer as legal council ! I am pretty sure that copyrights as they pertain to entertainment are so worded that they cover all forms or formats of playback/reproduction and or copying ! The supreme court many years ago came up with the fair use doctorine which states that you are allowed to make copies of your Movies , Cassettes , or Albums or CD's That you already own /have purchased ! Provided that they are for Your own use - For example making a cassette of a vinyl album to play on your walkman or cars deck.and that You are not distributing / selling said copies ! Without the legal permission of the Copyright holder ( Movie studio or record company ect...) That being said there is another law or ruling which applies here as well ! DMCA- The Digital Millenium Copyrights act ! which states that yes you are entitled to make back up/safety copies of your DVD's , Vhs Tapes, CD's Ect... Under the Fair Use provisions But if the DVD,Tape , CD, Program, Software ecetera !!!! is Encrypted ( Has some form of Copyguard Protection! That you must Decrypt to copy( then the act of copying is no longer the crime but the Decryption to allow that to occur ! And most if nearly not all DVD Movies, Videotapes , & some Cd's are Encrypted with some form of copy protection !!! So where does that leave you? Legally a lawyer would advise you don't ! I can't tell you do or don't that's a call you need to make yourself! But I would think that You are pretty safe backing up your own Videos so say that your Children , grandkids, siblings ect... don't tear up your originals!! Provided that as above stated you are'nt selling them ! But if legality and conscience still bother you consult a lawyer or do more research on the internet about this issue ! Hope I made this a little less confusing ? Good luck !

 

the copyright does not apply to the individual disc, but to he film.

 

the copyright does not apply to the individual disc, but to he film.

 

Hi,

I heard rumours, there's countries, even if you bought the DVD, you still can't make a backup of it.

You are breaking the law in that country.

I'll see if I can track that post somewhere !

 

If you own the DVD, you are allowed to backup. However if it is copy protected, it is illegal to circumvent the copy protection. A catch 22 situation.....

 

there are sites that you pay, where you can save the film to a disk,and it is legal, same with music, but you have to read the user agrement,it is like you bought the disk, there are a few out there but you have to find the one that work the best for you.

 

Mercer is right. If you buy a movie online, and download it legally, you're allowed to copy it to a disc. But I believe that distrubution of copies of that disc, for free OR profit, is illegal. It's sort of like how you're allowed to download emulator ROMs if you own a physical copy of the game.