Re: copying dvd's to hard drive

From: Alan Connor (alanconnor_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/13/03 

Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:25:22 GMT

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:02:51 +0200, Anton Erasmus <junk@junk.net> wrote:
>
> My address is just spam proofed. My "Reply-to" address is valid.
>
> I personally are more concerned about the morality of an action than
> about the legality of an action. Being from a country where many
> things were legal, but morally totaly unaceptable, I find the
> distinction to be very important. (Country is South Africa)
>
> To me being able to remove the macrovison is a complete moral use of
> DeCSS. The macrovision system screws around with the sync signal and
> prevents one to view the DVD on many older TVs. The zone locking is
> also just a way to make more money. Many DVDs are not released in all
> zones. So if I happen to want to get a DVD on the American Civil War,
> then chances are that it is not available in zone 2.
>
> AFAIK the recording industry have actually tried to make it a crime
> for someone to BUY a DVD player that can play a different zone.
>
> There are many things which are totally legal which are morally
> unaceptable. The legal system is supposed to be moral, but it has been
> corrupted to such an extend that legality an morality are 2 totally
> different concepts.
>
> Regards
> Anton Erasmus
>

That is completely true. And there are many things that are morally acceptable
that are illegal.

But if you buy a product which is only sold under certain provisions which
you agree to by the very act of purchasing the product, then to not live up
to that agreement is 'immoral' (actually, "unethical" would be a better choice
of words here).

There is nothing anyplace that says you have the right to ANY entertainment
product. No one has to sell you ANY CDs or TVS or DVDs. If they attach
conditions to the sale, then it is up to you to accept them or refuse the
product. It belongs to THEM, not you.

If I sell you a ticket to see a movie in my theatre that specifies that you
can only sit in section C, then you have agreed to sit in section C by the
very act of buying that ticket.

If you sit in section B, then you are breaking the contract and are a
criminal, albeit a minor one.

Where do you get the idea that the Bible or the Constitution gives you the
right to demand that everyone just fork over whatever they have with no
conditions at all because you THINK they should?

Do you sign rental agreements and then break them because you feel like it?
Oh. I agreed not to have pets but I will get a dog because I feel like it?
I would guess that you would.

I know people who copy CDs and such. I wouldn't leave them alone in my house
and I wouldn't rent a place to them and I wouldn't hire them (etc.).

Alan C 

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