OT: video copy protection / copyright infringement

[Jim]

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.

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