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0 pointsnsmartt14y ago0 comments

Actually, at present, backing up your own DVD is exempted.

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ajross14y ago· 1 in thread

There's a partial of list exemptions here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Ac...

I was wrong, by the way: it turns out that it's the librarian of congress and not the executive branch that has the power to do this regulation. That's probably more stable and less likely to be walked back, which is good.

My read is that a simple backup is not exempted though. You need to be breaking the CSS encryption for the purpose of making a fair use distribution. Obviously IANAL, you should read the law, yada yada yada.

nsmarttOP14y ago

Oh, oops. I think my (months) younger self must have misunderstood due to wording.

>Persons making noninfringing uses of the following six classes of works will not be subject to the prohibition against circumventing access controls (17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1)) until the conclusion of the next rulemaking.

>Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected...

I must have drawn my conclusion hastily. I think I also read it expecting to find that it was legal, since I've seen comments on HN, in the past, claiming it to be. Thanks a lot (not sarcasm).

WiseWeasel14y ago

I think schools and libraries are exempted, but individuals are not. Individuals can jailbreak their iphones, though...

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