How to copy DVD

The Trooper · Dec 1, 2004

Yes, they should.

rman · Dec 1, 2004

The Trooper said:
The box sets are for people who don't want to go through the trouble of taping the program themselves. Also, they're guaranteed a high quality version with no skips because of commercials, and no annoying watermarks put there by the television network.

That is not true. The box sets are another way for the networks to make more money.

The Trooper · Dec 1, 2004

Yes, but there's no law that forces us to pay for what we can get for free if we have a TV, a VCR, and a cable or satellite subscription (if necessary).

trpnmonkey41 · Dec 1, 2004

No there is no law saying you have to buy it but the laws do say that you can't record it for the purpose of archiving it and creating your own library of the shows

Aptmunich · Dec 1, 2004

The Trooper said:
Yes, but there's no law that forces us to pay for what we can get for free if we have a TV, a VCR, and a cable or satellite subscription (if necessary).

There is also no law that forces you to go and work for money, when you could just rob a bank instead... but you don't do that do you?

I'm not saying I completely support current copyright laws either, but the fact remains that certain products need to be paid for in order for them to be provided.

If no one buys an album, but everyone downloads it, why would a record company even pay for bands to make any albums?

If no one pays for TV and no one buys the DVD, why bother making "the simpsons" at all?

You can't just say "everyone does it, maybe we should change the law", it's human nature to not want to pay if it isn't necessary.

But in certain cases, it IS necessary.

Back on topic: IMO it's ok for the kids to watch their simpsons dvd, I think this is more along the lines of 'they'll watch the DVD's of season 1 and be hooked and will buy season 2' same as lots of music downloaders end up buying the full album...

But it's hard to set boundaries to such behaviour, is 1 DVD ok, but 2 are illegal? Doesn't work that way, so the laws have to be quite restrictive...

MacAddikt · Dec 1, 2004

Aptmunich said:
If no one pays for TV and no one buys the DVD, why bother making "the simpsons" at all?

blasphemy! :closed:

The Trooper · Dec 1, 2004

Aptmunich said:
There is also no law that forces you to go and work for money, when you could just rob a bank instead... but you don't do that do you?

Let's not go there. Now you're comparing taping something off TV which has already been paid for broadcast by the network who in turn have been paid for allowing commercials, to theft. Trust me, you don't want to get involved with me in an argument about that, because you just can't win.

I'm not saying I completely support current copyright laws either, but the fact remains that certain products need to be paid for in order for them to be provided.

They've already been paid for. A television network has to pay the original creators of a television show or movie for the right to broadcast it.

If no one pays for TV and no one buys the DVD, why bother making "the simpsons" at all?

Assuming your favourite shows are available without a cable subscription, you don't have to pay a cent. And both the network and the original creators still make money.