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Originally posted by Volv
Although I agree that if a DVD doesn't work on some DVD players but does on others then that is just lame.
true, but then again, buy a decent DVD player. Yes of course it would cost a bit more (although, that is probably not entirly true).
But if you buy a player, read the specs on what it can play. If you're not happy about it, bring it back and buy another one.
But all this is no reason to bitch on a copy protection or 'the big companies', IMHO.
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Originally posted by Volv
By the way, I read somewhere that in Australia you're not even legally allowed to video tape television shows, although there are a number of exceptions including educational purposes and such (personal use isn't an exception)...
Not only in Australia, in many parts of the world. It has been a long long time that people pay for their cable distribution, etc. Part of that money is a general fee which exactly compensates the money lost by the companies who have the rights on the TV shows or whatever. You'll find this same fee in any other media too, like CDs, DVDs, etc... Even some percentage of the costs of blank media includes such fees.
The fee is very minimal, but it is there. And it shows that it isn't that straightforward to think that stuff is free or that you have every right to copy stuff you own or see, you actually don't...
EDIT: I suppose I need to stress IANAL too...
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
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