I have a video to Dvd recorder. Can I copy copyprotected films once for disposal. not illegal copies?

Question

I have a video to Dvd recorder. Can I copy copyprotected films once for disposal. not illegal copies?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

I think to the letter of copyright law, it is illegal to copy material even for your own use.  However, it is widely accepted within the music and film industry that it is OK for your own personal use, and I think the law is being reviewed at the moment to reflect this.

Answer 3

NO you can't, if you don't believe me, try it & you will get the message, illegal to copy or something similar. there is a way of getting round the protection but it's difficult and complicated, if it was a DVD then it's much easier providing you have the right software & you copy it on your computer. With regard to VHS, if you have a video camera then you can mount it on a tripod, run the tape, then video it, but this is time consuming & it would be more economic to just buy the DVD.

Answer 4

yes ...personal back ups of copyright material is ok to do (like when we all used to tape vinyls etc)

Answer 5

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http://www.top5soft.com/tutorial/copy-dv...

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Answer 6

You most certainly can. You own the originals which YOU PAYED FOR. You may make as many back ups as you like.

Answer 7

There are probably at least two answers to your question:

No, the copyright was granted for the VHS.  I believe the copyright notice mentions that copying is illegal.

Practically speaking, sure it's just for backup purposes right?  The downside is the quality of the video won't be as good as normal DVDs usually are.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yes.  The law clearly states that when you own a movie, you own it in any form.  You are within the law to make a backup of your movies.  Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

Answer 10

I'm not 100% sure what you mean by disposal... I mean I know what disposal means.. but I don't get what your intent is.

HOWEVER, if your not giving the film to anyone else or selling it, your completely allowed to make whatever copies you want  for yourself.  Even movies that you purchase on DVD, your entirely within your right to makes backup copies of those DVDs to use within your home. Same goes for DVD copies of something on VHS. As long as they're for you and noone else.  Some people burn copies of their DVD and/or CD collections and utilize the copies while putting the originals safely in storage.  Entirely legal and generally not hard to do.  If your just going to throw away the new copy anyway.. I suppose that's even more alright.. as long as no one else recieves it.

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I should specify that I'm talking about what's true for North American.. and I believe internationally by default. Specific areas could plausibly have different local laws though.. I suppose.

Copying a commercial VHS with your VHS->DVD device MAY not work correctly. To copy a commerical VHS you might need a seperate VCR to hook up to the DVD burner and perhaps even a filter device in between.  I've honestly never ran into a problem.. although I normaly capture to my footage to a camcorder and/or to my computer.  If you have a camcorder with AV input as well as output, you can try seeing if it'll record the input video properly. Then you can output and record to DVD.

Answer 11

Despite what some people may believe, what you are suggesting IS illegal.

Under the European Union Copyright Directive, you are not allowed to make ANY permanent copies of a video, DVD or CD - even if you own it (temporary copies are fine, though).

This has been the law since October 31st, 2003.