Slysoft AnyDVD / GameJackel is it legal?

There are various rules, certainly in the UK about using tools to circumvent copy protection systems - which this software obviously does.
So I would have to say no, it is not a legal piece of software.

I've owned DVDs since they first came out - I was a very early adoptor.
I use them in DVD players, in my PC etc.
I own a lot and in all the time I've owned them I am yet to have a single DVD that has become damaged in any way shape or form.
Every single one of them just plays and plays well.

What is it with all this need/want to "back them up"?
 
I've tested gamejackal - not because I want to "backup" anything, but because its so much more convenient to play a game without farting about trying to find the CD/DVD. However, I found that it wouldn't work with that many of my games....
 
The best answer is "who cares?" The possibility of anything ever happening to you as a result of using such programs is exactly zero %.

stoffa, I've had plenty of discs die, not that I've ever backed any up for use as backups. I rip all my DVD's/games/music to HDD for streaming around the house or encoding for portability. But going by previous topics you think watching something on youtube is a heinous crime so hey.
 
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Circumvention of copy protection systems is contrary to the Copyright, designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended. So legal to own, but not legal to use.

Burnsy
 
stoofa said:
What is it with all this need/want to "back them up"?
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for many people it's the want to have it on another medium, like a media centre pc or say your portable media player

it's mental, people who use pirate sources have all this freedom, but not the people who actually buy the software..




i'm not saying "piracy is cool and we deserve everything for free", i'm just saying, if i've bought something i'd like to get the most out of it

this thread is destined to go downhill fast though
 
bledd. said:
for many people it's the want to have it on another medium, like a media centre pc or say your portable media player
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I agree, we should have the right to store a copy on the media that we choose, especially if that's a media that the original distributor doesn't cater for.

Burnsy
 
stoofa said:
I own a lot and in all the time I've owned them I am yet to have a single DVD that has become damaged in any way shape or form.
Every single one of them just plays and plays well.
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Still got my first DVD player, a Sony DVP-S715 that I multi-region modded myself. Old player, so you should get an idea how long I've been with DVD and how many I've got.

I've got several discs that aren't in good shape or are too valuable to use normally:

Original R1 release of Se7en, for which the layer bonding isn't exactly fantastic and has caused the centre of the disc clamp area to chip somewhat. Backup copy taken of that one as further use will cause further damage.

Original R2 release of The Terminator, which IIRC was subject to a recall and replacement due to faulty manufacturing. I didn't know about this at the time and didn't get around to watching until it was nearly too late. Backup copy taken of that one as well, as the original's now completely clouded and doesn't read at all.

Also got quite a few R1 discs I'd consider irreplaceable - mainly out of print Criterions - which are kept away from the shelves for anyone other than me to play.

Simple fact is, damage and degradation can occur.
 
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