April 3, 2005

MGM Concedes Format-shifting is Legal

In the MGM v Grokster Supreme Court case, MGM answered the one of the Justices' questions by saying that format-shifting (ripping CDs) or space-shifting (i.e. convert from CDA to MP3) outside the scope of 17 USC 1008 is a lawful activity. If that's legal, than how is ripping a DVD illegal?

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