Legal question

If a friend gave me a copy of dvddectypter and I use it to copy dvds I checked out from a library or rented from a video store, am I breaking the law? If so, what is the worst that could happen if found out? How could any authority find out?

 

well dvd decrypter is free, so.....

as for the copying rented dvds. well, dude, thats illegal, but u cant expect to pay for everything, can you?

i dont know what will happen if ur found out. i think not much ( unless you do it alot )

 

Ok here goes,
it differs from person to person, situation to situation and country to country. Mainly the penalties can be found in the start of the movies, generally under the big bold red letters, here is australia, you can be fined AUD $250,000 and face 5 years of imprisonment. Thankfully, most authorities, dont care/ever find out... statiscally speaking i's say every 7 in 10 housholds pirate, or have pirated a DVD/CD/Game in the past... it would be, and is, impossible to Enforce!

 

Is that rly true

lol


And if you have a dvd and back it up for personal use then it's sin't illegal i think...

 

its not if u own it, but he rents the "to be copied"

 

You can use copy programs to make a backup copy of personally authored DVDs or non protected movies. Many commercial movies are protected. Not all movies are protected. Unfortunately, current interpretation of laws in some countries, including the US, prohibits distribution of software that has the ability to copy commerical movies. In order to backup DVD movies which are protected, an additional file is required.

May people live outside the United States, and the laws in other countries are not the same as those in the U.S. If you live in a country where you are allowed to freely use available DVD software you can download this plugin anydvd
http://static.slysoft.com/SetupAnyDVD.exe
and and use it for purposes permitted in your country.
web site
http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html

If you live in the United States, please understand that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) passed in 1998 does not expressly prohibit consumers from making backup copies of digital works - only the sale & distribution of tools that circumvent copy prevention technologies.

 

fiddleboy , don't post your copying rented material .i would edit your post

 

Well, the one in seven fact is correct... and copying DVD's for backup is not illegal, but you have to have the actual DVD in your possession. So what you are doing is still illagal!
and i have contacted the authorites and given them your IP... jk.
anyway... there practically is no risk involved anyway... a couple of my best mates are cops and they do it for christ's sake! so... dont be over cautious.

 

Well if it's illegal I'll stop, but I don't see how copying dvds obtained free from a library can be illegal. I just don't get around to whatching them in the 3 days I have until there due.

 

Question: Is all copying piracy?

Answer: No. Copyright gives the owner exclusive rights to reproduce, adapt, publicly distribute, perform and display their work. Nonetheless, the law allows "fair use" of copyrighted material. Fair use permits, in certain circumstances, the use or copying of all or a portion of a copyrighted work without the permission of the owner. Copyrighted works may be used for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. To decide whether a use is "fair use" or not, courts consider, in part:
(1) the purpose and character of the use (including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes);
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work (giving creative works more protection than factual works);
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole (including size and quality- i.e. Does the portion represent the "heart" of the work); and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Unless they are FREELY distributed educational videos this is
just as illegal as if you were copying commerical movies from a rental store.
As stated before this is piracy and NOT condoned on this site.