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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by foxfluff on Friday January 14, 2022 @06:04AM (#29933010)
Copyright kinda flips this around by saying that copying is (with some exceptions) the exclusive right of the rightsholder. I don't see how this is murky.
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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by zozbot234 on Friday January 14, 2022 @06:21AM (#29933109)
The "exceptions" part is pretty significant there. Copying that you do for your own personal use (e.g. format shifting) is especially likely to fall under the "Fair Use"/"Fair Dealing" provisions of copyright law. This was the basis of the Sony vs. Betamax case, which involved home videotaping for format shifting purposes.
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Re:Why can’t I play Ultra HD Blu-ray movies on my new Intel ... by dotancohen on Friday January 14, 2022 @08:01AM (#29933912)
But to copy one must circumvent DRM, itself an illegal act (in the US).
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