Circuit City invites wrath of the MPAA by copying DVDs

Bantam · 08-04-2006, 05:14 PM

um, I haven't seen this in person, but it's pretty crazy. I wonder how long it will last?

"Fair Use advocates, take notice. Circuit City is apparently putting its neck on the line to provide customers with DVD transfer services. The company is offering a "DVD video transfer service" that for all intents and purposes is illegal. The company will take commercial DVDs and rip them for use on portable devices for $10 for 1 DVD, $20 for 3 DVDs or $30 for 5 DVDs. That is, until their legal department hears what's happening."
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060804-7420.html

Davideo · 08-05-2006, 01:45 PM

Each individual circuit city is trying to get creative based on their own customer experiences. That sign is not corporate approved and was placed by a manager or employee that just doesn't have a clue of the copyright laws.

If you've ever been to multiple circuit city's you'd see that each might try to get creative and have their own styles and different demo's setup.

umainebearman · 08-07-2006, 01:09 AM

At the bottom of the article.

Quote:

Update: Bill Cimino from Circuit City's corporate offices has confirmed to Ars Technica that this service was actually not offered by Circuit City officially, and that the signage was not accurate nor was it authorized.

However it is legal to have 1 back up of a legally purchased video or cd. So if your gonna do it do it at home and don't tell anybody your doing it let alone pay a big company to do it for you.

Bantam · 08-09-2006, 08:45 PM

interesting. The update came pretty quick, which im not too surprised about.

08-04-2006, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bantam Actor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chocolate City	Circuit City invites wrath of the MPAA by copying DVDs um, I haven't seen this in person, but it's pretty crazy. I wonder how long it will last? "Fair Use advocates, take notice. Circuit City is apparently putting its neck on the line to provide customers with DVD transfer services. The company is offering a "DVD video transfer service" that for all intents and purposes is illegal. The company will take commercial DVDs and rip them for use on portable devices for $10 for 1 DVD, $20 for 3 DVDs or $30 for 5 DVDs. That is, until their legal department hears what's happening." http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060804-7420.html

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08-05-2006, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Davideo Actor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan	Each individual circuit city is trying to get creative based on their own customer experiences. That sign is not corporate approved and was placed by a manager or employee that just doesn't have a clue of the copyright laws. If you've ever been to multiple circuit city's you'd see that each might try to get creative and have their own styles and different demo's setup.

08-09-2006, 08:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bantam Actor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chocolate City	interesting. The update came pretty quick, which im not too surprised about.