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>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:46:57 -0500
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>Subject: Re: #7708 Copying Segments of DVDs
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LLTI-Editor wrote:

> Some DVDs allow me to capture the content without any trouble.  Other
> DVDs allow me to capture the content, but the captured video alternates
> between good and very dark.
>
> I think this is caused by anti-piracy features on the DVD. Does anyone
> know if there a work around for this problem?-- John Niendorf

This is an unpleasant situation because it is illegal to work around
these features (Digital Millenium act) but on the other hand one has the
right to do so in a situation involving face-to-face teaching or a
digital classroom (TEACH act).

Thanks to the fact that there is no budget to replace our old equipment,
I find that I have a vintage setup of DVD player and VHS recorder which
will make a good copy of some copy-protected DVDs, without any
finagling. So I'd advise finding a "grandfather" pair of players to get
"grandfathered" past the rule.

Judy Shoaf
Language Learning Center
University of Florida




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