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Originally Posted by HarryT
So what would you suggest as an alternative? That film studios hand out free tools to copy DRM-protected DVDs and BDs?
Seems to me that film studios are "damned if they do, and damned if they don't".
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Would giving out free tools even make a difference?
People can already do this sort of thing with their music collection, with free tools provided by companies like Microsoft and Apple. Apple is particularly notable, because they are a major music retailer.
On top of that, copying the video off of a DVD/BD then transcoding it to an appropriate format is incredibly time consuming. So the use of such tools would be limited anyhow.
Finally, these tools are only of value to people who actually have legit media. Even if they did give a copy to a friend, the impact would be minimal compared to people who pirate material online.