Agreed. I see it as no different from ripping a cd, or even converting records 
or cassette tapes into digital formats. No one would have a problem with doing 
that, yet when movies are involved it seems as though the rules change. Again, 
I mean no offense to anyone on this list and I am not pointing fingers. I am 
speaking in general terms, from discussions and articles I've found online when 
looking up this sort of thing.
On Dec 29, 2012, at 10:22 PM, "Kliphton" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Alex, you are right on the money with your interpatation.  Who would want to
> sell a DVD for little or no money, when the buyer could go rent or watch
> with all the resources that are availible these days.  Netflix, Hulu, Block
> buster, youtube, flicker, vimeo, and in the very near future redbox.  So I
> think trying to sell for prophet is a waste of time, but I should be able to
> watch on my iPad, iPhone, or appleTV.  Not every DVD comes with a digital
> copy these days.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:17 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: legality of copying a dvd (was removing copyright protection
> from DVD)
> 
> Well, honestly it was my first thought. When you go to rip a modern dvd,
> you'll find it encrypted, what many (incorrectly) refer to as copyrighted.
> The movie is copyrighted, but the physical means by which the manufacturer
> of the disk tries to stop any copying of the disk is a form of encryption.
> Anyway, you try to rip a dvd like you would a cd, and you find it encrypted,
> or "copyrighted". So, you investigate ways of removing this "copyright", or
> encryption, so you can put the movie on your computer. No, the original
> poster never stated his intentions, but I guess I'm nieve enough to assume
> that my above description is his goal. (How do you spell that "nieve" word
> anyway?) On Dec 29, 2012, at 10:05 PM, Karen Lewellen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Kindly share the portion of the source post for this thread that even
> suggests your interpretation is this  person's goal?
>> They asked how to break a copyright.
>> Frankly if the content of your DVD collection has value to you, you keep a
> means for playing them...no more no less.
>> I do not find your description of "today's technology" is a reason for
> this conduct, but that too is just my opinion.
>> Karen
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2012, Alex Hall wrote:
>> 
>>> Well, I apologize for my reply then, but I did not see the original
> poster's question as stealing. I'll not go into the Movie Vault here, but
> copying a dvd one already owns is, to me, not stealing anything. Provided
> the digital copy is not sold to, given to, or otherwise distributed to
> anyone else, I see the copy as a backup or a way of watching something you
> already paid for on another device. For instance, say you have a Mac Mini
> hooked up to a living room tv, but the Mini has no disk drive (as they have
> not for a couple years). You also have a Macbook (also no disk drive) in the
> house. Both devices share a network-based iTunes library, and as neither can
> play your movie, you simply convert the movie into a format that your
> devices can use. Yes, you can buy the movie twice over just to have it in a
> compatible format, but now you've paid twice for something you owned in the
> first place but was simply not compatible with today's technology. I'm sorry
> if I offend anyone, but that's my opinion. Again, you cross a line when you
> start distributing your copies to other people, but as long as it's for your
> personal use and is used to get around technological incompatibilities, I
> don't view it as stealing and therefore have no problem helping others
> convert their outdated dvd libraries into modern files playable on today's
> diskless computers.
>>> On Dec 29, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> My sword also drawn, well sharpened and at the ready.  What's right is
> right:  and, what's wrong is wrong.  Not to mention which, I believe the mod
> has made it very abundantly clear that the stealing of intellectual property
> by any on this list WILL, NOT Be, tolerated.
>>>> 
>>>> Nor even the discussion of it.
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>>>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 29, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Ray,
>>>>> I am not sure where to start besides thanks...ahem because you are
> blind you are entitled to stolen property?  There is a regulation that says
> this...where?
>>>>> A bit humorously, but this is not a blindness thing so to speak, of
> anything is a blindness thing.
>>>>> Unfortunately it is a human disorder, i. e. because I feel
> disadvantaged for <fill in reason> my back ground income level, skin, gender
> whatever I have decided divides me from the rest of humanity, I can claim
> the right to all sorts of things belonging  too others because I am
> entitled.
>>>>> The same argument is made for other sorts of stealing, from cheating on
> a spouse to shop lifting, and it is equally misguided.
>>>>> to keep this on point, I suppose some forget that Apple staff are
> rumored to read this list?
>>>>> and I feel sure they would love to know others here are using their
> creativity to steal from hard working professionals.
>>>>> Kare with her shoes on but her intellectual property sword drawn
> smiles.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2012, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I totally second what Karen says here.  Frankly, it's the attitude on
> the part of some blind people that just because they're blind, they have the
> right to steal copy right protected material makes me want to vomit!!!
> Nothing gives anybody the right to Steal like that.  I don't care if it's a
> physical store, a DVD or what ever.  When you buy a DVD or CD, or even a
> download, all you have is the right to the individual private use of that
> intellectual property.  You DO, NOT, OWN, that intellectual property.  That
> is the work of someone else:  and, unless that someone else specifically
> gives you the right to make further use or to further distribute that
> intellectual property, , it IS, NOT, yours to do with as you will.  The only
> thing you own is the physical medium on which that intellectual property
> happens to reside.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>>>>>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 29, 2012, at 7:04 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Half a moment.
>>>>>>> Mod alert before this thread goes any further.
>>>>>>> You actually expect people to guide you towards stealing property
> here?
>>>>>>> Just as bad as the other thread recently telling someone how to seal
> movies from the vault of stolen material the mice gives away.
>>>>>>> I trust a mod will prevent this before it gets out of hand.
>>>>>>> Karen
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2012, Kliphton wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> So, what apps do people use to remove copyright protection from 
>>>>>>>> DVD's so it can be ripped?  I heard VLC can do this, but never knew
> how to do it.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
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