Comments on: MPAA sues company for selling pre-loaded iPods

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:51:13 +0000

Wow! That’s a new low for the MPAA. Now they’re going after a company which gets more people to LEGALLY purchase their dvd’s.

Apple sells movies online which you can put on your ipod. So then should all their customers be sued. And then also sue Apple for encouraging this :)

I think this will make more people pirate movies. Why pay for it if you’re going to be introuble anyway.

By: EveryDigg » Blog Archive » MPAA sues company for selling pre-loaded iPods

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:16:01 +0000

[...] The MPAA has launched yet another "defensive attack", this time on a small business that is pre-loading movie DVDs onto iPods and reselling them. The original DVDs of the movies that are loaded are also given to the customer.read more | digg story Links [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:56:36 +0000

The biggest problem is that the MPAA got a clue with what happened with unprotected CD’s and added CSS to their DVD’s. The interesting thing abotut his is that CSS was quickly cracked, however, it’s technically illegal to rip DVD’s because there is (easily removable) copy protection. It’s a legal restriction at this point, moreso than a technological restriction, which shows the technological prowess od the MPAA. Anyway, what upsets me is that I can’t legally get a movie for my Chinese MP4 Player. I’d love to buy a video on iTunes but the DRM makes the videos only work on iPods. The only converter I know for an iTunes video file is $40. Then I have another $10 to pay for the movie! I can’t legally rip a DVD. So, MPAA, what do you want me to do? How can I legally accomplish this? The answer: I can’t. And so the DMCA is pathetic discrimination that allows Apple and the MPAA to hold a vertical monopoly. Now, I’m a libertarian, so, ideally, we wouldn’t legislate Apple, we’d kill the DMCA. Since that has no prayer or occuring, I’d hope our government (luckily, we have Dems, who are suspicious of large companies and cartels) can find some way to break this vertical monopoly. What do you think?

By: The Edge of I-Hacked » TPB: The MPAA are "rabid, obsessed lunatics"

The Edge of I-Hacked » TPB: The MPAA are "rabid, obsessed lunatics" — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:08:51 +0000

[...] Rabid, obsessed lunatics? I’m not sure too many people would disagree. In the past few years, the MPAA have single-handedly done some of the most outrageous things to prevent their movies from being “stolen”. They’ve sued a company for pre-loading legally purchased movie DVDs onto iPods, Stalked Svartholm, bred anti-piracy, DVD-sniffing dogs and banned Americans from inviting more than a certain number of people over to watch movies on a larger-than-29â€³ screen Home Theatre system. Oh wait, that last one didn’t happen. What’s really sad is that if they did actually do something like that, it wouldn’t surprise anyone! [...]

By: TPB: The MPAA are “rabid, obsessed lunatics” at TorrentFreak

TPB: The MPAA are “rabid, obsessed lunatics” at TorrentFreak — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:35:18 +0000

[...] Rabid, obsessed lunatics? I’m not sure too many people would disagree. In the past few years, the MPAA have single-handedly done some of the most outrageous things to prevent their movies from being “stolen”. They’ve sued a company for pre-loading legally purchased movie DVDs onto iPods, Stalked Svartholm, bred anti-piracy, DVD-sniffing dogs and banned Americans from inviting more than a certain number of people over to watch movies on a larger-than-29″ screen Home Theatre system. Oh wait, that last one didn’t happen. What’s really sad is that if they did actually do something like that, it wouldn’t surprise anyone! [...]

By: David

David — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:49:05 +0000

1. The “copy” of a movie that appears in your mind would not actually be a “copy” because it is not fixed in a tangible medium of expression.

2. Private copying is most likely a fair use, as is private distribution. The statute is section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act (Fair Use). Although there aren’t any cases directly on point, it is pretty widely acknowledged that private copying is a fair use. In Sony v. Universal, the Supreme Court held that private copying of television shows by betamax recorders for private home viewing was a fair use under the copyright law. The same is likely to be true with regard to private, noncommercial copying of CDs, DVDs, etc. However, digital rights management protections and anti-copying technologies prevent these types of fair uses.

3. Fair use is not a right, legally speaking, it is a defense to copyright infringement.

By: MPAA satire is just too realistic at Torrentfreak

MPAA satire is just too realistic at Torrentfreak — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:18:20 +0000

[...] There are always people who find it hard to distinguish between sarcastic and real stories. And it is even harder if the story is about the MPAA.. Why? Well, it’s just too realistic, they do crazy things all the time. [...]

By: 4 Short Years - A College Blog

4 Short Years - A College Blog — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:48:25 +0000

[...] The MPAA and RIAA seem to be on the frontpage of Digg at least every week, lawsuits in hand. Most recently for the RIAA it has been suing sites where users post guitar tablature, and now the MPAA is suing a small company that sells iPods pre-loaded with DVD movies (Of course you should have to buy one copy of a movie on DVD and a separate copy for your iPod, what were you thinking?!). [...]

By: Butik stÃ¤ms fÃ¶r att sÃ¤lja DVD’s pÃ¥ “fel sÃ¤tt”. | Det lÃ¥gupplÃ¶sta livet

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:08:30 +0000

[...] Enligt Torrentfreak stÃ¤ms Bostonbutiken Load ‘N Go av Motion Picture Association of America. [...]

By: Paramount Sues Loan ‘N Go For Loading Purchased Movies Onto Customer iPods at iMedia Law Blog

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:43:33 +0000