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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 300578" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>The software itself isn't. What you do with it could be perceived as such... depending on what you record.</p><p>Basically, the laws in the U.S. pertain to all things "digital". I can record something using a tape deck and most people wouldn't bat an eye. It doesn't make it any less illegal, it is just harder to trace and crack down on.</p><p>If I record that same thing using digital means, then eyebrows are raised. That way, there is a digital "paper trail" that can be traced all the way back to me. </p><p>This is also because when something is in a digital format, it is not only an exact, perfect copy (much more so than an analog means) it is much, much easier to traffic and share out with the masses. This is what gets the RIAA's undies in a bunch, so to speak. :black:</p><p>Same thing goes for recording TV with a VCR vs. something like Tivo or a DVR. The latter would create a format that is much more conducive for "sharing". Again, VCR = near impossible to track.... Cable box DVR = easily traceable.</p><p>This is why CD's, DVD's and downloadable things are protected and have DRM's attached to them. That (at least in theory) deters one from making a digital copy and therefore elminates the possibility of sharing out the file.</p><p>It is very much a grey area, but I don't think you would have much to worry about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 300578, member: 2960"] The software itself isn't. What you do with it could be perceived as such... depending on what you record. Basically, the laws in the U.S. pertain to all things "digital". I can record something using a tape deck and most people wouldn't bat an eye. It doesn't make it any less illegal, it is just harder to trace and crack down on. If I record that same thing using digital means, then eyebrows are raised. That way, there is a digital "paper trail" that can be traced all the way back to me. This is also because when something is in a digital format, it is not only an exact, perfect copy (much more so than an analog means) it is much, much easier to traffic and share out with the masses. This is what gets the RIAA's undies in a bunch, so to speak. :black: Same thing goes for recording TV with a VCR vs. something like Tivo or a DVR. The latter would create a format that is much more conducive for "sharing". Again, VCR = near impossible to track.... Cable box DVR = easily traceable. This is why CD's, DVD's and downloadable things are protected and have DRM's attached to them. That (at least in theory) deters one from making a digital copy and therefore elminates the possibility of sharing out the file. It is very much a grey area, but I don't think you would have much to worry about. [/QUOTE]
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