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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. PWN3D ON TEH SPOKE. I'M RICK JAMES, BITCH. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. um, that was Prince by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    still, that skit was pretty damn funny. dave chappel r0x0rs. buy the season 1 dvd, you won't regret it.

    just don't rip it to your handheld because that would be violating the DMCA.