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Kaleidescape Triumphant in Court Case, DVD Ripping Ruled Legal
Jim Buzbee writes "Ever wanted to rip all your DVDs to a big network server so that you could select and play them back to your TV? Up until now, manufacturers have been wary of building a device to allow this type of usage because they've been afraid a lawsuit. The DVD Copy Control Association had claimed this was contractually forbidden, but now
a judge says otherwise stating, 'nothing in the agreement prevents you from making copies of DVDs. Nothing requires that a DVD be present during playback.' Kaleidescape has finally won their long-standing lawsuit, a case we first talked about early in 2005."
Understand I'm rather a moderate as far as fair use rights go. I don't feel legaly the user should be given carteblanche to copy everything they own an unlimited number of times. However, if you have teething children and disney flicks, you know for a fact that backups are useful.
I don't feel that DVD-video should be treated much differently than software, where the law permits one backup of a given disk. Unless the license says otherwise, you may install the media on one device.
As far as enforcement... the consumer is not a criminal.
There is no sanctuary. There is no sanctuary. SHUT UP! There is no shut up. There is no shut up.
Yep, the clerks will say that every time. Sure. I've seen retail clerks; mostly they barely have the mental wherewithal to manage just "Have a nice day." I would estimate they'd even attempt the "agreeing to this sale" spiel less then 10% of the time. Getting it right? Less then 5%. Maybe less than 2%.
Chris matttern
I am a retail clerk you insensitive clod!!
... I know, old meme. But i really am!
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