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How much do you love your DVD collection? So much so, that you apparently want a back-up copy of all your movies.
Ninety percent of consumers believe that DVD owners should be able to copy a DVD to their computer in the same way that they save music from a CD, according to a survey of 1,000 people done by the Opinion Research Corporation.
This really comes as no surprise, considering 69 percent of those surveyed are watching DVDs on their computers.
“Clearly, advances in technology have left consumers expecting a great deal of freedom when it comes to movies that they’ve purchased,” said Sally Greenberg, NCL Executive Director. “Consumers’ attitudes towards saving content have been shaped by their ability to freely copy the contents of their CD collections to their computers and iPods. Our survey shows that they are eager to have that same ability with their DVDs and are frustrated that the market has not adapted to meet that desire.”
Here are some more interesting results from the survey:
- 35 percent of consumers surveyed reported owning more than 50 DVDs, with the average household owning 78 DVDs
- 31 percent use a portable or in-car DVD player regularly. The number rose to 40 percent when children are in the household
- 38 percent reported that they have had to repurchase at least one DVD because it was lost or damaged
- 55 percent are purchasing fewer DVDs than they did a year ago
Finally someone is starting to give the consumer a voice. Of course we want to make backup copies of DVDs that we own! Every parent in America has had to buy a second or third copy of Disney and other animated DVDs because kids watch them over and over at home, on trips, etc. etc. We can and should be able to make backup “working” copies of our DVD movies, and keep the original safely stored away. No matter what Hollywood does, consumer will exercise their fair use rights. Thankfully, there are dozens of consumer dvd copying programs that enable us to one-click copy ANY commercial DVD movie. The best dvd copy software programs are listed, ranked and compared side-by-side at: http://www.dvdxcopy.com
Yes, I do agree with you , I like watching DVDs on my computer and I do want to copy the DVD on my computer , so that I can easily watch movie on it more easier!
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“frustrated that the market has not adapted to meet that desire”
I’m sorry but if it wasn’t for the DMCA and the ridiculous usage of that law by organisations such as the MPAA we would be importing our DVDs as easy as 1-2-3. Kaleidescope case anyone?
The market is there, it is the lawmaker and the lobby groups that are going hand in hand to make sure consumers aren’t able to make fair use of their purchase.
In my case I’m giving the DMCA and the MPAA the finger. AnyDVD backed up my entire collection and I’m using the Popcorn Hour mediaplayers to stream them throughout my house. That is the future, whether Hollywood and lawmakers like it or not.
On the desire to copy DVD’s to my PC, yes I would like the ability to legally import movies to my PC for use as a media server for my home.
While I wouldn’t be willing to pay a large premium for the inclusion of a digital copy, if it mean’t that all DVD’s would have it, I’d pay an extra dollar or two maximum for an included legal digital copy.
Case in point: I love the new Disney movie packages that have a blu-ray copy of the movie, a DVD copy, and a digital download copy of the movie all in one package. I picked up Bolt the other day for $30 CDN. This is a dollar or two cheaper than most blu-ray only discs I have bought recently! Kudo’s to Disney for seeming to actually give a crap about the customer.
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This is the very reason I have completely stopped buying DVD’s. (Haven’t bought any Blue-Ray’s either). When DVD’s were first introduced, I bought a ton of them before I began to figure out that I was being heavily manipulated by the movie/DVD industries. I bought a DVD recorder so I could record my own and depended heavily on the cable industry to feed my recorder. Then I can do as I wish with my recordings. (I do not sell or market any recordings and do not distribute copies to friends or family.)
Another problem looming on the horizon is that the movie industry is now forcing cable/entertainment providers to embed copy-protection coding in their on-air signal – which disables the DVD recorder’s ability to record. Depending on who you are dealing with, this practice can be called CPRM, or HDCP, or just plain copy-protection. I recently switched cable providers and immediately found that the new provider has implemented this copy-protection on over 50 percent of all premium, regular, and local channels. This practice was not disclosed anywhere in their promotional material or their support website. I immediately cancelled the account and had them come get their equipment. I am now back with my old provider and happy in the knowledge that I like them better than I thought I did before this experience.
In 1984 the Supreme Court ruled that individuals (not operating for profit) were allowed to record television broadcasts for personal use. I haven’t seen any reversal of that decision.