CBP officer gave me a stern warning that my laptop shouldn't have ripped DVD/Blu-ray
May 13, 2010, 10:55 am
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A contradiction, since the DMCA on one hand targets breaking copy-protection, but OTOH it also states that the law is not meant to interfere with that which is arguably protected by the fair use defense, including backing up legally obtained media for archival purposes.
May 13, 2010, 10:58 am
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I'm still confused - under what authority does CBP have to enforce digital rights laws?
Is it illegal to import digital media you do not own and is this part of our border and customs laws?
Is it illegal to import digital media you do not own and is this part of our border and customs laws?
May 13, 2010, 10:58 am
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A contradiction, since the DMCA on one hand targets breaking copy-protection, but OTOH it also states that the law is not meant to interfere with that which is arguably protected by the fair use defense, including backing up legally obtained media for archival purposes.
That's an interesting question. It is illegal to import counterfeit digital media (other than a single example for your personal use). However, it is not illegal to possess infringing digital media.
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May 13, 2010, 11:16 am
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May 13, 2010, 11:37 am
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May 13, 2010, 1:01 pm
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yup...however they would (and have) made the argument that it isn't illegal to copy, its only illegal to break encryption. The solution they proposed is playing your movie on a TV and videotaping the TV (seriously). They made that argument to try and prevent DMCA from being overturned for what it is, a serious and unnecessary restriction of consumer freedom.
My biggest problem with Digital Copy protection has been with trying to back-up some 20 year old commercial VHS tapes to DVD. The process I was trying to use was low-tech. Just play the VHS tape in real-time while activating the timer-based recording on the DVD player/recorder. The timer starts, then the DVD recorder stops while the VHS continues to play. Very frustrating.
May 13, 2010, 5:46 pm
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May 13, 2010, 5:51 pm
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Yes -- in the context of satellite TV box counterfeits. These failed. There was some discussion in Congress a few years ago about clarifying the "does not affect fair use" provision in the DMCA, but that hasn't yet happened.
May 13, 2010, 6:05 pm
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I have actually known one person to do this. Make VHS tapes of their DVD's and watch those instead of the DVD's.
My biggest problem with Digital Copy protection has been with trying to back-up some 20 year old commercial VHS tapes to DVD. The process I was trying to use was low-tech. Just play the VHS tape in real-time while activating the timer-based recording on the DVD player/recorder. The timer starts, then the DVD recorder stops while the VHS continues to play. Very frustrating.
My biggest problem with Digital Copy protection has been with trying to back-up some 20 year old commercial VHS tapes to DVD. The process I was trying to use was low-tech. Just play the VHS tape in real-time while activating the timer-based recording on the DVD player/recorder. The timer starts, then the DVD recorder stops while the VHS continues to play. Very frustrating.
May 13, 2010, 7:20 pm
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The recording, movie, and software industries should never have been able to gain as much power over the law as they do now, IMHO.
May 13, 2010, 7:27 pm
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1. Download and install Truecrypt (works on netbooks)
2. Set up your encrypted container
3. Move everything to the encrypted container
2. Set up your encrypted container
3. Move everything to the encrypted container
May 13, 2010, 9:32 pm
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No. I run TrueCrypt on my personal latop (and PointSec is on my work laptop) - drive encryption causes a performance hit but not so noticeable that things are sluggish / brought to a crawl. Helps to have a higher RPM drive with faster read and seek times to start with, however.
May 13, 2010, 9:46 pm
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Did I miss the memo? I didn't realize that they were allowed to search files on your laptop. Are they allowed to do that even if you don't give permission? I travel with a lot of legal docs under federal protective order, among other things, and would be pretty miffed if someone insisted on nosing through my HD.