[dangerdoc]

MPAA at it again.

[Tax-chick]

Why should they be copying and editing DVDs in the classroom, unless it’s a class in the process of doing that?

[KoRn]

These media goons never cease to amaze me.

[ShadowAce]

[steve-b]

One of the many idiocies of the last administration is that it didn’t take away the Clinton special-interest subsidy to Hollyweird, aka the DMCA.

[Joe 6-pack]

I have to agree with the MPAA. If the students and teachers weren’t so busy copying DVDs, they’d have more time to sext each other over their cell phones.

[antiRepublicrat]

Welcome to the triennial circus, where companies show why the worst provision of the DMCA should have no exceptions, and other organizations fight against them for our rights. FYI, the current Librarian is is way friendly to the side of the copyright cartel, so don't expect much.

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[kenth]

My only thought is how annoying it is to find a video where someone has taken video of their tv and converted it to a format for viewing on the internet, instead of doing a direct conversion from their feed to the tv. I don’t care what their living room looks like, and along with much better video, they’re converting anyway.

So, back to on-topic for you guys...

[torchthemummy]

...it's trying to convince the rulemaking committee that videotaping a flatscreen is an acceptable alternative.

This is how the old kinescope films were made by filming a monitor of the video feed during many tv shows in the fifties. The 39 lost episodes (found) of the Honeymooners were all kinescopes.

Interestingly enough the MPAA is letting the cat out of the bag by highlighting how essentially all the software/hardware protections will not eliminate the ability to essentially create these newfangled kinescopes. And since the audio feed can still be captured directly, coupled with the ability to make a very decent image using the kinescope method, guarantees that there will always be decent pirated movies.

[P.O.E.]

The internet already makes this irrelevant.

And as long as you ask (and get) permission, you can present copyrighted works in schools.

[CaptRon]

The Discovery Channel allows taping of their programs at about 6 AM every day, just for schools. Of course they don’t disallow us little people.

[bamahead]

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