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DVD Copying Not As Ordinary As Once Upon Time Reflected

By: Isaiah Henry

A recently released study, by the NPD Group revealed: approximately 2% of people, who own a computer and have internet access ever engage in DVD ripping. It�s a surprising statistic, given the fact that ripping software, like Isofter and many others is widely available. Many steer clear of the practice because they fear it is illegal. In fact, ripping DVDs is only illegal when done so with the intent of resale.

It is the practice of reselling the DVDs that poses a threat to the movie industry. Because only 2% of computer users ever rip DVDs, the percentage of those who do so to sell them must be even less than that. For many years, the movie industry has been concerned about the impacts that DVD ripping could have on their bottom line; it seems they have very little to be worried about.

The vast majority of people don�t understand the measures that the Management of Digital Rights has actually put in place. The misperception is that DRM is acting to protect copyright laws. That is not the case; their regulations are in place to protect movie content owners by controlling how the data is accessed and distributed. There are also limitations in place for these owners with respect to a single or precise digital work or machine. The only time the practice of DVD ripping is against the law is when performed with the intent of resale. It is the resale of the DVDs that costs the movie industry money; and that is what DRM is focused on. They want to keep DVD ripping to a minimum so the movie industry won�t suffer the same fate the music industry has.

Currently, DVD ripping with the intent of reselling multiple copies is practiced minimally � by about 2% of the computer owners with internet connection (as reported earlier). Even though there is a good deal of DVD ripping software available for purchase, most people simply are not buying. Movie companies would be well advised to be more concerned with the prospect of peer-to-peer sharing sites popping up on the web. By putting their focus on and energy in stopping P2P from invading their �space�, they might well avoid greater consequences. If and when P2P sharing expands to include motion pictures, the movie industry will be in the same boat as their counterparts in music.

Even with the latest ripping technology widely available, most people are not using it. It should be understood that DVD ripping is not an illegal enterprise. The practice is legal as long as copies are not ripped aimed for resale. It is peer-to-peer file sharing that has cost the music industry a great deal. Movie execs� time would be better spent trying to stop that practice rather that on the relatively obscure practice of DVD ripping.

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