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Topic: How Do I Compile A Custom DTS Trailer Disc?
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Frank Angel
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From: Brooklyn NY USA
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posted 02-22-2006 02:54 AM
quote: Gordon McLeod rewrighting software may be in conflict with several US copyright laws under the millennium copyright act
One has to understand that when you are running a theatre and you are playing the picture, you ARE licensed to exhibit all the copyrighted material -- 1 sheets, standees, trailers on film, trailers on video on mulitple monitors all over the building, soundtracks for preshow music in the theatre, maybe in the lobby, commercials on the radio, etc. This can all be used in conjunction with your exhibition.
And let's also not forget, trailers are ADVERTISMENTS....advertisements for the product of the owner of the copyright. What possible objection could that copyright owner have for you doing what is necessary to run his own advertisement, which, if you have the print of the trailer, you have the soundtrack and by that very fact, you are licensed to play it. Besides, as Markus said, he's not hacking any security code (which, STRICTLY speaking, MIGHT violate the letter of the law -- now breaking any security system that's in place to protect copyrighted material, that in and of itself is a violation, or at least that's the one ruling that was handed down against 321 Studios about the legality of their CopyX software.
If Markus's program is just moving data so it can be played, how would that be any different than the analog red scanner "decoding" the optical track, converting it to electrical impulses and moving it from point a (sound processor) to point b (speakers)?
To put it another way -- if some horse's ass at a studio gets bent out of shape because a THEATRE is copying one of their ADS so that it will play BETTER in front of an audience, and he starts screaming copyright this or copyright that, then you know what? screw the bastard -- DON'T PLAY THEIR FREAKIN TRAILER AT ALL! In fact, send it back to his office in a used airlines barf bag.
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