Why do people copy rented movies?

I've heard that a lot of people are copying rented movies from Netflix. I personally own a large collection of store-bought DVDs, and wouldn't dream of copying rentals. Does the industry plan to do something to prevent people from doing this? Is there anyway that Netflix can tell if a rented DVD has been copied? I'm a newbie to all of this.

 

Nobody here copies rented movies, although we all backup our purchased DVDs.

Rich

 

Yes I really hope they can do something about anyone copying rental movies.

I won't be able to sleep at the thought of some poor actress/actor have to take a wage cut, due to those inconsiderate people, and have to work for $20 million, instead of $30 million a film.


maybe we could all sign a petition.

I'd go first

 

I've heard that a lot of people are copying rented movies

That is crazy we don't hang with those crooks here we "only" back up our own store bought movies.

 

@Plaman

I believe that what you are really asking is if there is anyway Netflix can tell if you copied one of their movies that you rented. Since you are not suggesting that this is being done but merely asking a question the answer is no, there is no way anyone could tell if a DVD has be copied.

 

How come I joined 1-26-04 and still have a newbie status? guess it goes by how many posts you have.

 

No, it's because you haven't contributed to anything useful, like me.

I'm just joking, yes, I believe it the number of posts. I joined in 2003, but I was a lurker, and never posted anything useful till 2005.

Best regards,

Rich

 

Yea, been a lurker for a long time and really have enjoyed the site, I guess I have more to learn than to offer.

 

mrbillpro,

You know I was just joking, I couldn't resist.

Best regards,

Rich

 

sytyguy, O yea I knew your were joking, I am a member of many other forums so this is not my first Rodeo.

 

mrbillpro,

Good to have you here.

Best regards,

Rich

 

I call it archiving. We record images in our brain so why not do it digitally? Im all for it.

 

RIAA et al. says CD ripping, backups not fair use

2/15/2006 3:17:17 PM, by Ken "Caesar" Fisher

If anyone has any doubts about the content industry's resolve to destroy fair use and usher in new ways of charging you for uses that were previously both free and fair, look no further. As part of the triennial review of the effectiveness of the DMCA, a number of content-related industries have filed a joint reply (PDF)
http://www.copyright.gov/1201/2006/reply/11metalitz_AAP.pdf

with the government on the effectiveness of the DMCA and the challenges that lay ahead for copyright. As you might expect, the document is a celebration of the DMCA, and the industries are pushing for even more egregious abuses of technology to fatten up their bottom lines.

go here to read it all
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060215-6190.html

 

Have you heard that coke profits are down 20 percent i think it's because of piracy. You know thats what they al are saying right , i mean it couldnt be cause of maybe you can only get so big then what ?

 

tryingit
what ye point?
explain ye self!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

bootleg coke dealers? hehehe

 

I've actually seen a special "rental" version of a DVD rented from Netflix. It cleary said in the menues "rental".

One has to wonder though... would it be illegal to rip and then burn to a rewritable DVD for the purpose of removing the damn Macrovision and UOP's from a rental?

 

@DVDBack23

thx