It's terms like that that copy protection is on DVDs. Who seriously makes copies just to have, it's not like DVDs are overly expensive.

If this post comes across as rude, I apologize, I am just really grumpy lately.

---BIGmike, over and out!---

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Are there legitmate reasons for making backups? Yes, of course.
If you use something over and over you don't want it to wear out.
Same thing with CDs and Computer Software. Especially computer games. My original starcraft CD finally bit the dust, glad I made a copy of it so I can still play my favorite game.
And if you go on business trips take copies of your software so in case anyone steals your stuff or your shit is lost you still have the orignals at home.

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Edited by - Rumplestilt Skin on 1/22/2003 7:18:51 AM

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Macrovision is the ONLY kind of copy protection available?

Cuz, if the major porn studios really wanted, they could hire some whiz kids to develop other, alternative scrambling codes to protect DVDs from unwanted copies or rippings.

It would be less expensive than paying for the Macrovision rights, and a pain in the ass to the pirates.

Of course, eventually somebody will come up with a crack, but that´s the 21th Century, so it´s better get used to it.

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Edited by - Planet Sex on 1/22/2003 7:54:26 AM

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Problem is, piracy IS harmful. As you said, Eurotica DID sank. And it took only four years.

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As for the whole Macrovision idea, etc and various encryption ideas, they are all flawed. You see its fine if you want to ENCRYPT something but you actually need to play it back so hardware/software will always need to contain the decryption information , so it can always be reversed engenired.

Also the piracy phrase again , not piracy has nothing to do with looting ships and killing people , its a term of propoganda used to prevent discussion or create a pre judgement. Not stealing either , if i steal something from you , you know longer have it, its a term of propoganda as well in order to attach a moral feeling to copyright infringement.
Finally The meca of DVD back up info is www.vcdhelp.com

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Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies, The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. -CS LEWIS

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THE FASHIONISTAS, for example, is being sold at $50 bucks in U.S. stores. It´s a costly set for serious collectors, who surely will want the original box.

BUT...

Joe Public, the guy who doesn´t care for fancyful packages and only want to jack off to Belladonna´s butt, can already d/l copies of THE FASHONISTAS for free on p2p servers, or buy a double DVD-R set (with just the film), and another double DVD-R disc called THE FASHIONISTAS PART 2 (the extras disc spread on two single-layered DVD-R) at 30 brazilian Reais each (about $ 8,50 american).

So, piracy IS harmful.

BTW, yesterday I just saw the first batch of Extreme and RLD DVDs pirated in Brazilian soil. I already gave the news to the brazilian RLD distributors, and they´re after those guy´s asses.

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There's plenty of information and places to discuss the legality and techniques of copying DVDs on the Internet. For that matter, with P2P file sharing, there's a hell of a lot of information and debate on the issue of copyrights and copy protection. I don't see that there's anything new that could possibly be discussed that hasn't been discussed elsewhere ad nauseum.

- Saki

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