Beating a dead horse - Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act

[jtannenba]

Buy a 'Digital Video Stabilizer' then you can
make a vhs from the DVD.  At least it works on
copy-guarded tapes.

Joe
--- George Toft <george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
> I think the real bummer is how Hollywood has
> brainwashed the public 
> into believing duplication is illegal.  I was
> talking to a salesman 
> about a special effect generator (video equipment)
> that could be used 
> mask the information in the interframe gaps, thereby
> defeating macrovision,
> so I could make a VCR copy of my DVD.  He suddenly
> turned into Sergeant
> Schultz - "I know nothing!"
> 
> Anyway, I sent off my letters to our Reps opposing
> this bill.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> 
> alandd@mindspring.com wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, exactly!  Thanks for the jump-start.
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 16:52:02 -0500 George Toft
> <george@georgetoft.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Alan Dayley wrote:
> > >
> > > I must be dense today.  I'm not sure I follow
> you.
> > >
> > 
> > Title 17 United States Code (Copyright Law) allows
> fair use,
> > like you say.  Have you ever tried to copy a DVD
> through
> > a VCR?  It plays fine, but when you hit the record
> button,
> > whamo! Macrovision kicks in and your copy is
> worthless.
> > 
> > So the USC says I can copy, but Hollywood says I
> can't.
> > 
> > George
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