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Ripping DVDs to Handhelds = Fair Use?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-friggin-hope-so dept.

An anonymous reader sent us a "CNET column highlights DVD to Pocket PC, a US$25 software package that allows users to rip DVDs for viewing on Windows handhelds. The story details the hoops that Amsterdam-based Makayama is jumping through to comply with "fair use" as [narrowly] defined by U.S. law.

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  1. Batteries by DoorFrame · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Blah, my batteries won't last long enough to watch full video / sound for two hours. It's neat, but we still need some battery tech before this becomes worthwhile. I don't want to have to switch batteries just to watch the Big Lebowski.

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  2. Re:I've been ripping movies to my laptop... by ichimunki · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If I can tape my records, or record from TV broadcasts, certainly PDA-izing my DVDs is an allowed Fair Use as well. In any case, how will they know I'm doing this unless they violate my 4th Amendment rights? The only real way to prevent it is what they have done: gone after the tools.

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