Thursday, April 26, 2007
MPAA Open To Ripping DVDs For Personal Use
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 02:00 PM
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070426-mpaa-drm-must-be-interoperable-dvds-should-be-rippable.html
"At a LexisNexis conference on DRM this week, MPAA boss Dan Glickman said the movie studios were now fully committed to interoperable DRM, and they recognize that consumers should be able to use legitimate video material on any item in the house, including home networks. In a major shift for the industry, Glickman also announced a plan to let consumers rip DVDs for use on home media servers and iPods. Unfortunately, this plan is not yet well developed. In his speech to industry insiders at the posh Beverly Hills Four Seasons hotel, Glickman repeatedly stressed that DRM must be made to work without constricting consumers. The goal, he said, was "to make things simpler for the consumer," and he added that the movie studios were open to "a technology summit" featuring academics, IT companies, and content producers to work on the issues involved. He also pointed to the $30 million MovieLabs project that the studios are currently funding as proof of their commitment to interoperability."
Well, good. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is giving its seal of approval on the concept of Fair Use. I know I feel better about all of those DVDs I rip using Spb Mobile DVD to my JasJar to watch when traveling. It bothers me the summit will contain academics, IT companies, and content producers. How about actual consumers, or learned consumer advocates in this area? Otherwise, you get solutions resembling this.
"At a LexisNexis conference on DRM this week, MPAA boss Dan Glickman said the movie studios were now fully committed to interoperable DRM, and they recognize that consumers should be able to use legitimate video material on any item in the house, including home networks. In a major shift for the industry, Glickman also announced a plan to let consumers rip DVDs for use on home media servers and iPods. Unfortunately, this plan is not yet well developed. In his speech to industry insiders at the posh Beverly Hills Four Seasons hotel, Glickman repeatedly stressed that DRM must be made to work without constricting consumers. The goal, he said, was "to make things simpler for the consumer," and he added that the movie studios were open to "a technology summit" featuring academics, IT companies, and content producers to work on the issues involved. He also pointed to the $30 million MovieLabs project that the studios are currently funding as proof of their commitment to interoperability."
Well, good. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is giving its seal of approval on the concept of Fair Use. I know I feel better about all of those DVDs I rip using Spb Mobile DVD to my JasJar to watch when traveling. It bothers me the summit will contain academics, IT companies, and content producers. How about actual consumers, or learned consumer advocates in this area? Otherwise, you get solutions resembling this.
