However, only a few years after the inclusion of DRM, the protective technology was deciphered.īasically, if you want to rip a copy-protected CD or DVD, you must not crack the DRM that comes with it, or else you violate Title I of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 17 U.S.C 1201. This feature was pioneered by the movie industry but did not apply to music CDs until later years. When a CD or DVD is released for distribution, a copy protection layer in the form of the Digital Rights Management or DRM is embedded in the file. But what if, you’re only hoping to make a copy of your CD or DVD for your gizmos and have no intention of distributing it illegally for profit? Photo credit: Ian May on Flickr How to Legally Duplicate CDs and DVDsīecause of inexpensive, oftentimes free CD-R burning technology and the accessibility of internet downloads, many people easily dismiss the illegitimacy of this practice.
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