100% agreement... I had a long winded argument against the evils of the DMCA (and its far reaching implications into computer security and encryption, peer review, being far far more important that 'media' issues) and even amoung intelligent media consumers the idea that 'anyone ripping a DVD is doing so to 'share it' or 'steal rental DVDs' seems embedded...
Most people came across with a 'nudge nudge' 'yeah but really' kind of attitude... Of course as home media servers and home nets get more powerful and as products like DVD Lobby and MC grow in popularity and use people may change thier minds... By the time J6P starts to understand the benefit of networked video media the internet speed will probably be able to 'Napster' HDTV let alone DVD...
Of course by then thier rights will have been legislated out of existance thanks to Hollings and the rest of the Senetors from Disney.
For me as someone who buys his media its a sad state that I am tarred with the same brush as thieves. Legislate the theft not the (fair) use.
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