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Old 06-07-2012, 11:36 AM   #185
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My contention in the US is that format shifting and backing up is legal and fair use. It would be legal if the works were not DRMed, and so, stripping the DRM to do it is not illegal.

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Sadly, the courts disagree with you. The judge in the "RealDVD" case said that although backing up your DVDs is indeed legal, that does not confer a right to remove DRM for the purpose of backing them up.
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