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HDScape HD to Blu Exchange. Should we be Allowed to Rip HD DVD discs?
>> From hdscape.com:
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Upgrade Your HDScape HD DVD to Blu-ray for $11.95.
For a limited time, we will exchange your HDScape HD DVD titles for the same title in the Blu-ray format for only $11.95 plus $.99 flat shipping and handling. We will begin with US customers and based upon our experience, we will determine the best way to handle international customers.
Why are we making this offer and how does it work?
With the demise of HD, many of you will be transitioning to Blu-ray and we don't believe that it is fair to penalize you for buying the HD version. At the same time, many of you value the HD DVD discs that you own and use the standard definition side of the combo disc in standard DVD players -- a feature that is not supported by Blu-ray at this time. This upgrade program allows you to keep your existing disc -- with a twist. You must return the paper casewrap. You must exchange for the same program that you own. You cannot upgrade to a different title.
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From crunchgear.com:
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Now here's something to think about: Now that HD DVD is dead, do you see anything wrong with HD DVD disc owners breaking the DRM on their discs to make backups of the media that they've bought in an effort to future-proof their investments?
Think about it: when you buy a disc, whether a DVD or CD, you're really paying for a copy of what's on the disc more than the physical media. So if you've paid for the media, but the playback mechanism is a deprecated format, shouldn't you be allowed to make that media usable to you, even if it means breaking DRM?
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Full Story: hdscape.com | crunchgear.com
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