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hm_murdock:
Ron, you'd have to have a DVD burner, as the discs are DVDs

Xeen:

quote:Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
You don't have to do that.  You don't rent XBOX disks, you buy them, and you have a right to make backups.
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There is a lot of controversy over that argument, and to be honest I don't know which side to agree with.

People say "if I buy a game/cd/dvd with my money, I have the right to do whatever I want with it including make copies for backup purposes." I agree.

However the MPAA and RIAA are saying "if you loose or break your game/cd/dvd you go to the store and buy a new one. When you break your car, your bike gets stolen, or your hard drive dies, you go out and buy a new one. You do not expect to be given one for free." As much as I hate to say it, I agree with that argument too.

HOWEVER..there is one more thing that needs to be mentioned. With games, cds, and movies you can of course easily make copies for backup. But with other physical object it's not possible to back them up. Thus, these kind of comparisons shouldnt be made. If it were possible to backup your bicycle...well that's a different story then.

Fett101:

quote:Originally posted by xeen:
However the MPAA and RIAA are saying "if you loose or break your game/cd/dvd you go to the store and buy a new one. When you break your car, your bike gets stolen, or your hard drive dies, you go out and buy a new one. You do not expect to be given one for free." As much as I hate to say it, I agree with that argument too.
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Hold on there buckaroo! When you buy hard drives and cars and bikes, you're paying for the physical materials and the time and effort spent putting them together. When you buy a CD/game/DVD, you're paying 99% for just the time to make it and market it. It's apples and oranges. If I scratch a game disk, you'd better believe I'd be on the phone 'till there's a replacement in the mail.

[ February 27, 2004: Message edited by: Fett101 ]

Xeen:
You have a point too.

Basically when buy a game, a cd, or a dvd we are buying the contents of what's on the disc, not the disc itself. As opposed to when we buy something else we're buying the actual physical product.

However that argument can lead to two other opposing views:

1. You can argue to the RIAA that buying a CD is like buying a plane ticket. You're paying for the contents of the cd, not the actual plastic disc. Just like you're paying for the flight, and not the physical paper ticket you get. If you loose your ticket, you will get another printout of it if you call the airport for free. Same concept can be applied to a movie or a cd.

--HOWEVER--

2. The RIAA can throw that back in your face with this: If you buy a book or a magazine, you don't really care for the pieces of paper, but you care for the contents of those papers, or the information you get out of reading the book or magazine. But if you loose your book, nobodys gonna give you another free copy of it right? However there's a loophole in that too because we have the right to scan or photocopy books and magazines.

My...its very confusing.

hm_murdock:
Not very confusing. Fair Use says you can make that backup copy.

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