At 8:47 AM -0600 01/23/2006, TmB wrote:
I have several movies that were watched frequently by my grandkids and are now ruined by little fingers. I now back up all my kids movies using mac the ripper and popcorn and have not had to buy another copy of a well loved but ruined DVD.I also rip Dvds (I own) onto my laptop's hard drive to watch during plane trips, saves battery usage. To me these activities come under fair use. My two cents.
Two excellent examples of what the fair use clause is specifically designed to permit.
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