As far as I (or any court) should be concerned, this falls under the premise
of "fair use", which is implied upon purchase of any media content.  This
was argued in a court case (Universal vs. Sony) when the VCR had it's
widespead introduction.  Universal had argued that Sony was allowing people
to 'copy' television programs.  This is the case that the media companies
are having problems overcoming in courts around the world.

The decision was that basically, you may transfer content that you acquired
leagally however you see fit, as long as it is for personal 'consumption'
and it is used in a non-commercial manner.  Likewise (and this is what
really pertains to this discussion), it was found that Sony was not liable
for providing the means for someone to infringe upon a copyright, if that is
what they did with the VCR.

--Mike

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From: "William Chops Westfield" <billw@CISCO.COM>

> In the USA (at least), doesn't the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act?)
> make it specifically illegal to write software that "defeats a copy
> protection scheme"?  I assume the teen in question was charged under that
> provision or the equivilent, and the Norway courts decided that this was
> pretty bogus (and I agree.)
>
> BillW
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