The difference here is that the DVR will not allow you to create exact copies of the recorded content. If you run analog cables from your DVR to another device (VCR, Video capture board, etc.) you will loose some quality (because of the digital/analog conversion process). I think that loss of quality is acceptable and covered under the act.
I don't know about the XM-MP3 device, but in any other MP3 device, it is easy to extract the songs and create exact duplicates of them.
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The difference here is that the DVR will not allow you to create exact copies of the recorded content. If you run analog cables from your DVR to another device (VCR, Video capture board, etc.) you will loose some quality (because of the digital/analog conversion process). I think that loss of quality is acceptable and covered under the act.
I don't know about the XM-MP3 device, but in any other MP3 device, it is easy to extract the songs and create exact duplicates of them.
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