Nathan Aubrey wrote:
> I purchased a ADS Tech DVDXpress a while back that I use for transferring
> tapes to divx and dvd, I told a friend about it and they went to wal-mart to
> purchase one. Wal-mart has pulled all of them from the shelves and the
> employees actually said it violated copyright laws and wal-mart was not
> allowed to sell them anymore.
>
> I don't know if they were making this up or telling the truth, but it doesn't
> surprise me either way. If you are in the neighborhood for this type of
> device, I'd suggest picking one up while you still can.
>
> The ADS Tech only works in Windows, so I don't recommend this one, but just
> wanted to let you know...
>
> Nathan
It's possible the guy at Walmart was telling the truth. Some drone from
the MPAA probably saw one at Walmart then sent them a threatening
letter. Forcing these devices off the market won't do anything to stop
piracy. You can get the same job done without one by plugging a vhs
machine into a dvd recorder then ripping the dvd.
--
"That income tax you know it's nothing more than legal robbery"
Sidney "Pa" Larkin
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