--- Forwarded Message from Mark Sanford <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:59:15 -0400
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Mark Sanford <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7278.6 New computers with DVD drives and regions (!)
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>

Viva Ed!  The revolution has begun!  I'll go so far as to say I back up my 
(legally purchased) music CD's on mp3 against the day I finally scratch the 
original to death shoving it in and out of my dashboard CD player and CD case.

Mark

At 01:21 PM 10/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>--- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information 
> Forum'"     <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: RE: #7278.5 New computers with DVD drives and regions (!)
> >Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 15:23:52 -0400
>
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>  ith" <greg_s
> > Gus,
> > Without getting too deep into this, if a DVD is encoded for
> > playback in
> > only a specific region, wouldn't defeating this be a violation of the
> > copyright or other use agreements?
> > Greg
>
>Boy, Hollywood and the RIAA would love to have us believe that. They have
>intimidated too many people into giving up their Fair Use rights as it is
>without our giving more away unasked.
>Once I own a DVD I can play it on a wind-up Victrola if I want.
>Ed