2011-02-19, 05:10
@NoPantsJim,
I get what you're trying to do.
Personally, I use SlySoft's AnyDVD HD and buy/Rip my own DVDs and BluRays.
Yes, it's time-consuming, but you get pristine quality and (with DVDs) XBMC can automatically handle multi-episode TV series discs if you rip to ISO. It doesn't handle it properly if you rip to folders/VOB.
I think for your situation I'd do a combination of buying AnyDVD and buying/ripping BluRay movies, and using QTFairUse to rip the DRM from iTunes TV shows.
The point is that you don't want to transcode the files you purchase, you just want to do the right thing, pay for it, then remove the ridiculous DRM so that you can store it/use it/play it as you please.
@darkscout, I get what you're saying too. It's not at all clear that it's illegal (in the US) to download anything. What if I own 600 DVDs, and I don't know how to get them on my computer? Is it illegal for me to download a digital copy of those DVDs from Usenet or anywhere else?
The MPAA/RIAA definitely don't want to test that in court, do they?
Basically, NoPantsJim is trying to do what he feels is right, and pay for his media. I applaud you for that.
But the media overlords aren't making it easy, are they?
(BTW, I personally believe that if new movies were $10 or less and old movies were $5 to purchase, even on BluRay they'd sell 20 times more stuff. I'd love to see a real scientific study on this. It sure would make it a lot easier to "impulse buy" a movie. And why the hell should I pay more for a BluRay than a DVD? It's the SAME CONTENT. They filmed it with the SAME CAMERA. The cost of the disc is almost identical. Once again, a case of artificially creating "value" where there is none by creating a "lite" version of your product (DVD) that has less features than the regular product (BluRay) so that you can charge more for it )
-Wes
I get what you're trying to do.
Personally, I use SlySoft's AnyDVD HD and buy/Rip my own DVDs and BluRays.
Yes, it's time-consuming, but you get pristine quality and (with DVDs) XBMC can automatically handle multi-episode TV series discs if you rip to ISO. It doesn't handle it properly if you rip to folders/VOB.
I think for your situation I'd do a combination of buying AnyDVD and buying/ripping BluRay movies, and using QTFairUse to rip the DRM from iTunes TV shows.
The point is that you don't want to transcode the files you purchase, you just want to do the right thing, pay for it, then remove the ridiculous DRM so that you can store it/use it/play it as you please.
@darkscout, I get what you're saying too. It's not at all clear that it's illegal (in the US) to download anything. What if I own 600 DVDs, and I don't know how to get them on my computer? Is it illegal for me to download a digital copy of those DVDs from Usenet or anywhere else?
The MPAA/RIAA definitely don't want to test that in court, do they?
Basically, NoPantsJim is trying to do what he feels is right, and pay for his media. I applaud you for that.
But the media overlords aren't making it easy, are they?
(BTW, I personally believe that if new movies were $10 or less and old movies were $5 to purchase, even on BluRay they'd sell 20 times more stuff. I'd love to see a real scientific study on this. It sure would make it a lot easier to "impulse buy" a movie. And why the hell should I pay more for a BluRay than a DVD? It's the SAME CONTENT. They filmed it with the SAME CAMERA. The cost of the disc is almost identical. Once again, a case of artificially creating "value" where there is none by creating a "lite" version of your product (DVD) that has less features than the regular product (BluRay) so that you can charge more for it )
-Wes
