copy films from tv

[colin626]

can I copy a tv film onto my external hard drive to play back on my mac computer

 

[basroil]

If you mean a copyrighted film, this thread will be closed by a mod soon.
If you mean your own videos from a camcorder, speak now

 

[colin626]

copy my own

 

[Wolfshadw]

It's more an issue for video formats. If the movie, when copied to the external drive is of a format that is compatible with MAC video players, it should work without issue. I'm not overly familiar with MAC systems, however, so that's about the extent of my knowledge.

-Wolf sends

 

[colin626]

is it illegal to copy a dvd to a external hard drive as a back up

 

[Wolfshadw]

Here in the US, that's sort of a grey area. No one is really sure. The law says no, sort of, it's not. The MPAA says yes.

I think the gist of it is, while it's not illegal to back up your movies, it is illegal to remove the copyright protection for said movies.

From experience, however, I would not recommend it. I did this for my movie collection and then had the hard drive fail on me. It took weeks to back up/record/collect those movies and I wasn't about to start from new again.

-Wolf sends

 

[colin626]

Many Thanks for your help

 

[Wolfshadw]

Of course, you actually have to own the movie DVD/Blu-Ray. You may not rent a DVD, "make a back up" and then return the DVD. That is 100% illegal.

-Wolf sends