Multimedia forum: Is it legal to make backup copies of my purchased DVDs and Blu-rays?

Your PC is yours to do with as you please. Regarding software, though, some software is tied to the machine and the license is transferred with it. They call it OEM. If you bought the machine with Windows on it, for example, you can't just wipe out Windows and use it on a different machine. If you bought an OEM copy of Windows to put on a computer (as I did) then that also is only licensed for use on that machine.
If, however, you bought Windows at retail you may remove it from the machine and use it on another. Most software you buy is not OEM. To find out read the license. The OEM software is less expensive because you cannot take it off of one machine and put it on another. If you have bought the more expensive retail copy you own the license and can place the software on any machine you wish.

I know that sounds a bit complicated, but it really isn't. For most people it means that they should return the computer to "factory state" before selling it or giving it away. Any retail software they have bought (once again-- only full priced retail software) can be taken off and used on a different computer.

First off, you are taking this waaaaay over board. Your local police might be taking these courses, but the odd's of them stopping to see if you have counterfeit material is VERY slime no none. And if they do, over 3-20 disc's do you know how much paper work that is? They're not going to arrest anyone. They are simply going to give you a warning and tell you to remove the material from you stand sale or " clam - possible arrest "

Even if they did, there is so much more criminal activity going on that they SHOULD be paying attention to than someone at a tag sale. So your VERY bold comment isn't necessary to be made in the fashion you did.

Now for you comment ( Which is so ridiculous, it made me truly LOL )
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You merely pay the legal life time rights and loaner fee's to view it and use it but you will NEVER in any way shape or form Own It. Got to read all that (fine written tiny printed stuff) folks"</div>
Firstly,
When you go to a store and you PURCHASE a PC/MAC/Software/CD/DVD/Blue-Ray movie you DO own it. Your not being loaned it from the store or a place like Netflix. The only situation that applies under is when you is rent or are loaned some type of material. So YOU can read the fine print which I have numerous times. When you PURCHASE something you are taking ownership from a corporation that is selling you the product and in return BUYING the rights of ownership.

Lastly, cause I can go on and on about your dumb comment ( since you think or sound like your a cop or married to one, who is giving you FALSE information so you can post and sound like you know a think or two. If they so seize (not *sees* ) your backups they don't have the right to enter you home. That doesn't fall under " Reasonable doubt or Probable " cause. They have to actually see you taking that material from inside your house to the outside in order for it to be Probable Cause. And more to it, but I'm not about to make this post anymore longer over those laws.

THE ONLY statement you made that I can agree with, is a lot of people do click the " Accept " button to quick without thinking about reading what your installing. Take the 5-10 minutes everyone and read what your installing and agreeing to. You wouldn't sign a 2 page document concerning yourself and your activities without reading it, would ya? ( Please answer no.... LOL )

<div>So all, in all, I hope you all understand that "


MOTHER-nostromo" gave you the wrong advise, which is why she has 4 thumbs pointing down on her comment and not 1 giving any type of credit to her BOLD statement, cause I wouldn't even give her the benefit of calling it a post. </div>
Have a nice day everyone and stay safe a love your family and friends,
~Tech_root

I agree fully to what you have said. I live in England where the law is very different,and we don`t have lawyers. Starting from the bottom we have Advocates,Solicitors,Barristers,and at the top we have QC`S confusing isn`t.

Copy right protection now involves the Department of Homeland Security ... I can't say why but my guess would be that they are already in everyone's computers as is, "searching for terrorists". They could be very effective at busting people making copies if they widened the parameters of the searches they already do to include flagging people with certain software on their machines that allow the user to bypass copyright protection.

There are some gotchas for this solution. But a good option to bring up.

Only certain studios are participating at this time [6/1/2012]. Disney appears not to be on the lists.

The virtual copy is stored in the "Cloud'. It can only be played back on certain appliances with the Vudu App, other than a computer. If one is subject to "Caps", like 250 Gig per month, for example, the streaming/viewing may count against that number. In the articles I have read, that is not mentioned. And it seems dependent upon a fast Internet connection.

Since it is fairly new in its deployment [as are most reviews/articles, most are dated after March 2012], suggest one use their favorite Search Engine to see what the current details are at the time you pull the trigger on this venture.

The most common are Google and Yahoo, but there are others.

Mark

get a life are you sad or wot ??

I beleive this was created by the I.M. and texting craze... Technology moves forward.. So should you...

I deleted your 2nd post as well.

Mark

Well, if my disk breaks (has happened) or some other calamity occurs, I would expect that I would be able to get to a backup for something I had purchased -- as long as I still have the ORIGINAL disk that shows that it was damaged.

If I can't do that, why would I buy more copies just in case -- honestly, I am buying NOTHING -- there are enough things to do in life. I will just view single time -- if it's an option -- and if not, well, just screw them. I won't die because I missed seeing it. This whole thing is getting stupid. For God's sake, a hard copy of something, I could send around the world. An electronic copy goes nowhere, and they won't let me replicate it in case I, the purchasor, can't access the original.

I agree with you fully, but you have missed out Vietnam,Malaysia,and Thailand. They have all admitted that they can`t control piracy. The amount of Apple copies,videos,dvd`s. You can evan order anything,but i need not tell you are taking a big risk?

Apple has been to court quite a number of times over this issue. For a start it is not their music,and you are only supposing that it covers the copyrights of artists. I have looked into this in great depths,and i have videos of what the QC said about the Judge when the Beatles took them to the High Court in London. The Beatles took them to the High Court about copyright infringement of the music`and that Apple were using the logo of the Apple label from the Beatles records. It was the Beatles who had the logo of an Apple. The QC said the judge had bottled it,because when he was in his chambers he was about to shut down iTunes,so he reluctantly awarded Apple the go ahead. In a certain clause the Beatles used certain sound in nearly all their music. It was something like a synthesizer,but it had not been invented then. The judge said that Apple could not use this kind of music,in the Beatles records,and that went in favour of the Beatles. Apple took no notice of this, a few years later they were selling the Beatles records with the synthesizer sound in the Beatles records. They settled out of court Apple paid the Beatles a vast amount of money. Other artists like Led Zeppelin,The Rolling Stones,and a host of other groups waiting in the wings. Still ongoing?

If you listen to the industry, they say that all copies of everything are illegal. That is their opinion. The courts have decided that there is such a thing as fair use which allows copies to be made for personal use (note: the right to make and keep the copy goes with the physical original-- you absolutely cannot make a copy and then sell the original and still keep using the copy!). With movies, though, we have a problem. The industry pushed through some nasty (and unreasonable) laws that makes any attempt to overcome copy protections illegal, even if it is for personal use. My interpretation of this is that those few movies that do not have copy protection can be copied. The rest cannot. I am as angry about that as anyone else, but that is where the law stands. In my opinion, anyone can see that a copy of a book, movie, or music is bought for the use of the household of the person who bought it, and within that household there should be no unreasonable restraints as long as the original copy is still owned by that person, but several industries have fought this very reasonable idea for so long now that the law is a big mess. We will have to keep fighting to get some sanity inserted in there.

There is no one official thing you can do, but you can speak up whenever you have the chance and pay attention. Sometimes these issues come up in both federal and state legislatures. When they do, we need to make sure that our lawmakers are very clear about what we think.

This is not something that is going to be fixed quickly. It is an ongoing battle that will take a very long time to win. Just make sure that you are heard. There is no better way to do it. If, by some chance, you have the opportunity to support someone who is in legal trouble because they have done something that was morally acceptable but in a legal gray area, then make sure you offer your support.