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Old 02-17-2010, 01:12 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by CyGuy View Post
So, when I purchase a DVD player, I have in fact purchased a license to play the DVD by descrambling the contents on the media. If I output my DVD player to my VCR and hit “record”, I am not circumventing CSS, correct?
Doing it yourself versus a 3rd party distributing tools that allow you to do it are different things under the DMCA.

But you are basically correct, the "analog hole" still exists. That's why the copyright owners are trying to eliminate it with things like HDMI, etc.
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