DVD Ripping Not As Ordinary As Once Thought

A recently released study, by the NPD Group revealed: approximately 2% of people, who own a computer and have internet access ever engage in DVD ripping. It�s a surprising statistic, given the fact that ripping software, like Isofter and many others is widely available. Many steer clear of the practice because they fear it is illegal. In fact, ripping DVDs is only illegal when done so with the intent of resale.

Fear of losing huge amounts of money is widespread in the movie industry due, in large part, to the losses the music industry has suffered. Music is not being �ripped� and sold however; it is being shared via peer-to-peer file sharing sites which you can find all over the internet. It is true music executives report lost profit revenues in the Billions of dollars, but that is because sites like Kaza and Limewire ( along with many others) are allowed to operate legally at the present time. No such site exists where peers can share movies.

The vast majority of people don�t understand the measures that the Management of Digital Rights has actually put in place. The misperception is that DRM is acting to protect copyright laws. That is not the case; their regulations are in place to protect movie content owners by controlling how the data is accessed and distributed. There are also limitations in place for these owners with respect to a single or precise digital work or machine. The only time the practice of DVD ripping is against the law is when performed with the intent of resale. It is the resale of the DVDs that costs the movie industry money; and that is what DRM is focused on. They want to keep DVD ripping to a minimum so the movie industry won�t suffer the same fate the music industry has.

DRM does not have measures in place because they want to �catch� the individual user who watches the DVDs they�ve ripped. Instead, the regulations in place are concentrated on protecting movie content owners from the illegal practices we�ve mentioned. Their focus is helping to control how digital data and/or hardware is obtained and utilized. Limitations are also in place to aid these owners with regard to a single or precise digital work or machine. In plain terms, the DRM�s mission is to ensure that DVD ripping is kept to a minimum if the intent is to later resell the DVDs. Because only about 2% of people who own computers and have internet access ever rip DVDs and few of those do so to resell them, it seems the practice is already minimal.

It is understandable that the motion picture industry does not want to end up in the same boat with the music industry. Every business, needless to say, is interested in realizing the most profits then can. The prospect of peer-to-peer sharing sites being developed for sharing movies should be a greater concern to the execs in the movie business than the on the small number of people who rip DVDs.

By: Isaiah Henry

Isaiah Henry is an expert on dvd software such as dvd ripper and dvd copy. Copy DVDs at www.dvdshrinknow.com with programs. Ask quesions and give experiences on our dvd forum.

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