[BC] RIAA and Copying

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This is kind of interesting considering the announcement at Macworld  
today during Steve Jobs' Keynote Presentation.

It seems that MOVIES are now going to be released on DVDs which have  
one version of the DVD copy (encoded, but with broken security), AND  
A VERSION FOR DOWNLOADING into Apple TV, and the iPod.  It was  
unclear from the real-time blog I was reading if there is DRM on the  
second copy of the movie, or its resolution.  It would make sense for  
it to be DVD resolution since Apple TV is intended to be played back  
on an HDTV via HDMI.  I have yet to watch the video of Jobs'  
presentation.

Scroll down to 10:06 PT in the blog (as it is -- they keep editing  
it) at <http://www.macworld.com/article/131486/2008/01/liveupdate.html>

Another unrelated feature of Apple TV announced today is the ability  
to download rented HD content in addition to standard DVD content.   
Movies may be downloaded (rented) is both SD and HD.

By the way Apple TV is not limited to Mac computers, iPhones and  
iPods.  It also works with PCs, and of course any TV, SD or HD.

OH, and now not only do I need a new Mac Pro 8-Core, but also a Mac  
Air.  The rumors had that one nailed, only it is thinner and lighter  
(and weirder) than imagined.

--chip

On Jan 15, 2008, at 6:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:51:14 EST
> From: N0JAA at aol.com
> Subject: [BC] RIAA and Copying
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> This was in Friday's "Patriot Post," quoting part of an article in   
> the
> Washington Post that appeared there Dec. 29...
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> "1. RIAA.  The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)  is  
> fighting
> a losing battle against new technology distribution of audio   
> recordings by
> filing and winning lawsuits against people who "share" audio   
> files.  The logic
> is that they retain property rights prohibiting  distribution of  
> the music.
> Last week, they upped the ante in a lawsuit  against a gentleman  
> from Arizona,
> claiming that ripping music from legally  purchased CDs and storing  
> that music
> on your personal computer is a violation of  their copyright  
> agreement.  This
> is a staggering claim, one that will  destroy the IPod and MP3  
> industry as it
> exists today.  The law, as it  stands today, allows users to copy  
> audio and
> video for their own purposes, and  as long as they do not sell or  
> otherwise
> distribute the copies, the buyer can  change formats, record on  
> other media, and
> otherwise use the copies as they see  fit.  A lot of us, who  
> started out with
> LPs, copied them onto tape to  preserve the LPs over time.  The  
> RIAA's claim,
> should it be upheld in  court, would be a reversal of numerous  
> court findings
> over the years, and  eventually make any format conversion of audio  
> and video
> illegal.  I do not  expect it to be upheld in court."
>
> --------------------
>
> Paul Gray.