[x-pubpol] Judge suggests DMCA allows DVD ripping if you own the DVD

[Joly MacFie]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/10/judge-suggests-dmca-allows-dvd-ripping-if-you-own-the-dvd.ars

A federal judge’s ruling that allows UCLA to rip DVDs and stream the video
content to students for educational purposes could have wide-ranging effects
on the implementation of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). UCLA
had been sued by a trade association of educational video publishers, but
the school’s right to stream legally purchased DVDs on campus without the
permission of copyright holders was upheld in court. The judge’s ruling
"represents a dramatic departure from the traditional understanding of the
DMCA, and could have dramatic effects if it is upheld on appeal," Ars
reports. "After all, the goal of DRM is to prevent even legal purchasers of
copyrighted works from making unauthorized copies of the works. If lawful
ownership of a DVD precludes a finding of unlawful circumvention, it would
render a major provision of the DMCA toothless."
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