Sony Demos Copying From Blu-ray Disc

[boo128]

Something else to remember is that, in the UK, it is still illegal to make a personal backup of a movie or game - you are expected to purchase it on Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD and UMD if you want to use it on different devices! The UK still is not allowed to recognize the Fair Use doctrine that is available within the USA...

Because of this, adding the option to enable the transfer from Blu-Ray to PSP is going to be a welcome way of circumventing the copyright law without resorting to illegal means:thumbup:

[bah]

Accordion: I think you are missing the point. You should be able to do whatever you want to the purchased video data for personal use.

Handing out restricted lower res copies of a film on the same disc as the HD media is not anywhere close to giving the consumer the rights they should have to purchased media. Doing things like this lead uninformed people to think its a positive feature rather than a slightly less harsh restriction.

The media companies are now trying to push this BS in place of complete blocking of transcoding of media. Giving the consumer the ability to access what they have purchased is a big deal and newsworthy.
Efforts to make consumers believe crappy limited access to the video on another type of playback format is something special they are allowing you to do is not.

boo128: When every citizen is a criminal and society is still functioning, its time to change the laws not the way people act.

[Veskgar]

When every citizen is a criminal and society is still functioning, its time to change the laws not the way people act.

That is such a great quote. And I think its good that you point out that people should not rush to accept or think something is good or truly in their best interests.