Monday, September 10, 2007

Is It OK To Copy DVDs ?

The record music industry cringes at the slightest mention of copying their material even if you own the material. In this instance we are talking about copying DVDs that you have bought at a store and want to make a backup. The public has the law on their side as stated by the Fair Use Act of 1992 and the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992. You may legally make a copy of your DVD for personal backup if you were the original buyer and owner of the DVD. These Acts state that copyright holders cannot sue the average user for making backups of their purchased media. However, this act does not require the recording companies to make available any technology that does so. This is what makes it difficult for the average user to just simply make a copy.
Tutorial

I'm sure you have tried to just place a DVD in the drive and think you were easily going to copy the data and then burn it to a DVD. Not the case as you have come to learn. Its easy to do, but some instruction is required. In the following tutorial, I will demonstrate the process by which you have to follow in order to achieve a quality copy of your DVD.

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