Burning DVDs

cheechm · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:18

I hire films from LoveFilm. Maybe I want to watch them again at some point. Is it legal to burn them to my computer for personal use?
Cheers

Tonyator · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:18

Yes

Edit... meant No... misread OP.

silvercut · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:19

cheechm · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:19

Tonyator said:
Yes

silvercut said:
No.

Hmm

UKDTweak · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:20

Not that i'm aware of, not in the UK, as you have not purchased them so have no rights to the media other than to watch before returning the disc.

antijoke · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:20

Of course it's not, why would you think otherwise?

Greenlizard0 · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:20

Not sure if it is? You're allowed to make a copy of your own material for back up purposes etc., but Love Film are just lending you a dvd, they're not selling you one.

xJcBx · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:20

Nope.
You are paying to rent it i.e use it once/twice not a licence to keep it and use it for personal use, like a DVD, That you could make personal copies of /backup ect.

Tonyator · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:20

Tbh I can say for definate... but I can't see how it would be legal.

Edited my 1st post... I can't read.

DailyGeek · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:21

I highly doubt it, but to be quite honest, if you've paid to watch it once, who on earth cares.

Redman · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:22

cheechm said:
I hire films from LoveFilm. Maybe I want to watch them again at some point. Is it legal to burn them to my computer for personal use?
Cheers

Do you honestly not know that this is illegal? Have you never seen the anti piracy warnings/adverts on the dvd's you're renting? I'm genuinely suprised, I wouldn't have thought anyone who actively watches films could have missed them.

cheechm · 25 Jan 2010 at 17:23

Redman said:
Do you honestly not know that this is illegal? Have you never seen the anti piracy warnings/adverts on the dvd's you're renting? I'm genuinely suprised, I wouldn't have thought anyone who actively watches films could have missed them.

Actually because I actively watch films I know that the example is of a girl downloading a movie rather than ripping a DVD to watch at a later date.