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I also find it ironic that a product that claims fair use should plaster the resulting files in DRM so you cannot use them as you see fit.

I do think the existing rip tools need to be simpler to use. Especially the free ones. It wouldn't hurt either if a tool were able to automatically rip all the menus and playlists too and for something like VLC to support the portable format. Most of the pieces are in place to do this already.]]>Apr 27th 2009 11:24AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/27/realdvd-ripping-software-heads-to-court-fair-use-advocates-on-p/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/27/realdvd-ripping-software-heads-to-court-fair-use-advocates-on-p/
After renting movies via Apple TV I began to see how useful DRM can be. The experience is just like I would expect.

If Real can devise technology that interoperates with devices from multiple manufacturers and lets me view my media on any other device I own... all the power to them. I don't want to share content, I just want to be able to use it like I can my existing DVDs (except without physical media).

If DRM-free works for music, why can't it work for videos?]]>Apr 28th 2009 6:55PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/27/realdvd-ripping-software-heads-to-court-fair-use-advocates-on-p/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/27/realdvd-ripping-software-heads-to-court-fair-use-advocates-on-p/Apr 30th 2009 12:11PM