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MPAA suggests teachers videotape TVs instead of ripping DVDs

2009-05-07, 1:41 PM #1

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http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/mpaa-suggests-teachers-videotape-tvs-instead-of-ripping-dvds-se

:XD:

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2009-05-07, 1:46 PM #2

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LOL

woot!

2009-05-07, 1:48 PM #3

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The MPAA has gone full retard.

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2009-05-07, 1:48 PM #4

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reminds me of recording songs off the radio onto a cassette tape!... kind of

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2009-05-07, 2:11 PM #5

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Actually if they want to make people think all rips are low quality like this instead of figuring how to directly rip a high quality copy this may not be as stupid as it seems.

2009-05-07, 2:20 PM #6

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haha boot leg educational films.. weak

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2009-05-07, 3:14 PM #7

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Originally posted by fishstickz:

The MPAA has gone full retard.

i think they found a way to go beyond full retard

eat right, exercise, die anyway

2009-05-07, 6:01 PM #8

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I agree with the above.

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2009-05-07, 7:07 PM #9

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Do I see boobie in that picture?? :psyduck:

2009-05-07, 8:03 PM #10

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i don't see how anyone can be so stupid to think they see boob...

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2009-05-07, 8:55 PM #11

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lol, the MPAA doesnt care about the FCC.

organization fight.

>.> <.<

come on, who wouldnt want to see the MPAA get into a *****fest with the FCC?

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2009-05-07, 9:01 PM #12

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That still circumvents the copy protection, so in essence, isn't sanctioning this the same as sanctioning any other means of circumventing the copy protection?

2009-05-07, 9:02 PM #13

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It would be fantastic.
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2009-05-07, 10:59 PM #14

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Originally posted by DrkJedi82:

i don't see how anyone can be so stupid to think they see boob...

Sorry Einstein, I guess I'm just that stupid.

2009-05-08, 12:57 AM #15

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Originally posted by alpha1:

lol, the MPAA doesnt care about the FCC.

organization fight.

>.> <.<

come on, who wouldnt want to see the MPAA get into a *****fest with the FCC?

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2009-05-08, 2:38 AM #16

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I thought it meant just recording stuff with a VCR until I read it.

nope.

2009-05-08, 5:49 AM #17

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see question above about "doesn't this still circumvent copy protection? How is this any better?"

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2009-05-08, 10:29 AM #18

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Watching the video at the bottom almost hurts. It's like listening to a car salesman rip off my grandma.

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2009-05-08, 10:36 AM #19

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I don't think you guys understand what they're saying.

Quote:

doesn't this still circumvent copy protection?

Quote:

That still circumvents the copy protection, so in essence, isn't sanctioning this the same as sanctioning any other means of circumventing the copy protection?

You're an idiot. What they're trying to do is stop people from torrenting DVDs, and no, bootlegging a videotape isn't the same as ripping a DVD.

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2009-05-08, 11:10 AM #20

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Originally posted by Baconfish:

I thought it meant just recording stuff with a VCR until I read it.

You can't do that either, though. Macrovision has been around since the 80s, and given the wording of the DMCA you're breaking the law if you use a VCR old enough that it's not affected. There are some DVDs you can't even play if you're using a VCR as an RF modulator.

2009-05-08, 1:45 PM #21

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Thats what they used to do at my primary school back in the 90s.

BBC and Channel 4 used to actually broadcast educational programmes in the 90s for the main purpose of schools taping them and showing them to kids. It even had a reminder to record at the start of the programme.

nope.

2009-05-08, 1:53 PM #22

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I taped a ****load of awesome basketball games (including Jordan's last Bulls game vs the Jazz in the finals and "the shot"). And also tons of Pokemon. I hope I don't get sued :tinfoil:

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2009-05-08, 2:08 PM #23

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Sued for taping the television?

Thats silly.

nope.