jinjuku
Moderator
I expressly stipulated two points: First Sale Doctrine and Fair Use.In regards to the DVD issue, yes, I said you could use the DVD you purchased as many times as you wished.
The question was a simple one, but please let me elaborate. A company goes through a lot of expense to put a movie on to a DVD.
This is done for the purpose of making a profit.
If people are allowed to make copies, each copy will dilute the company's ability to make a profit.
If a company cannot make a profit on a product, the desire for the company to make a product will decrease, and eventually end.
In this case, the question was:
If making copies of DVDs was made legal ...
Why would any company bother with all the expense of putting out the DVD ?
Me ripping my CD collection so I can play audio on both my home theater PC and my portable MP3 player does nothing to dilute any record labels profits.
DVD's are no different. Please don't gloss over the fact that I made a point of mentioning:
1. Fair Use
2. Doctrine of First Sale
3. CD's and Magnetic Tape Mediums are perfectly legitimate/legal to make a copy of in the boundaries of point 1 and 2.
So, how are DVD's different from MP3's? I have an 8 hour flight coming up. Maybe I would like to put my legally obtained copy of Master and Commander, Alien/Aliens, Office Space on a PMP so I can watch a movie or four during my flight.
Again the in-ability (legally speaking) is a direct impingement on what used to be both my fair use and first sale doctrine by large corporate interests.