CD rippers and DVD decoders provide a way around digital guards protecting software. ... What if a video clip was needed from a DVD? ... iDVD is Apple's DVD copying software. At the time, Apple users were only able to record DVD's using a specific computer that had a proprietary internal DVD-RW drive. ... Instead now, people have to buy a completely new computer to be able to record these DVD's. ...

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Media piracy is, by definition, the act of illegally reproducing movies, music and/or videos for personal or commercial use. Music and movie piracy are the most common forms and fall into the category of Intellectual Property Crimes. Piracy is widespread and its roots began when streaming and Intern...

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There are many reasons why practices involving breaches of copyright can be defended on ethical grounds. Educators and journalists can contribute greatly to citizen's understandings of their immediate and global surroundings by using copyrighted materials in their work. Additionally, entertaining...

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