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Can You Be Sued For Helping Clients Rip DVDs?

DRMer writes "CE Pro has a series of stories that tries to untangle the legalities of DVD ripping in light of the recent RealDVD announcement from RealNetworks. In one of the stories, EFF Attorney Fred von Lohmann discusses the potential liability of those who resell or install DVD-ripping machines (the courts have yet to rule). Another article provides a rather amusing look at how manufacturers justify the legality of their products. Here's one example: 'We are just like Microsoft Vista that does not have a CSS [Content Scramble System] license.'"

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  2. Dear Fake Legal Advice Seeker: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You'd help the intertube readers and writers much more if you had asked the question about the status of habeus corpus in the U.S.S.A.

    Cordially,
    Kilgore Trout