Talk:AnyDVD

US Legality?

Anyone know the legality of this program in the US?

Generally any program that Circumvents a Technological Protection Measure will violate the DMCA. See "The DMCA's Anti-Circumvention Provisions and Removal of Copyright," § 14:7.1 of the Practising Law Institute's Treatis on Copyright Law. --Cooleymd 21:01, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

........ The statement above is subject to the proviso that the technological protection measure is protecting something other than the measure itself, and which is copyright in its own right. Hence drm whose only purpose is to "lock in" the purchaser to products made by the manufacturer, and where the claimed copyright is only in the measure itself, and not what is being supposedly protected, are not covered by the DMCA. (Cases include Lexmark - where drm prevented users from re-filling laser toner cartridges, and Chamberlain - where it was claimed that replacement generic remote controls infringe copyright. In both of those cases, the copyright claimed was in the measure itself, and that which was being "protected" was not capable of being copyrighted. In those circumstances, the courts held that circumventing the measure did not infringe the DMCA.)........ (82.29.215.250 14:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC))

In Canada copywrite law allows one to make backup copies of documents and materials for one's personal use within limits. If you have purchased and own a copy of said document or material (i.e. commercial DVD). I think; but that might change (see below).

More information on the American DMCA law and it's application in Canada:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/crp-prda.nsf/en/rp00088e.html

The same principle applies to the US (known as 'fair use rights'). However, the current situation is that since it is illegal under the DCMA to possess a tool designed to circumvent digital copyright controls, it thus becomes illegal to copy such a protected disc, even if it is for your own use. Also, of course, although the Americans might like to believe otherwise, the DCMA does not apply in Canada (or anywhere else outside America). Canada, may enact (or have enacted) their own legislation on the subject. 109.153.242.10 (talk) 18:03, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Anydvd logo.PNG

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You are actually not using our AnyDVD logo, but our SlySoft logo. Usage of both logos for documentary purposes is fine with us. However, if you are in doubt whether "fair use" rights are granted, please ask for explicit permission. 209.59.100.2 (talk) 02:39, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Confusing! Developer of DVD Decrypter got a cease-and-desist letter in 2005, but this one still lives on to this day!

Well, I ask you guys: is this fair? Or what differences are there which made AnyDVD not as vulnerable as DVD Decrypter? Probably because they can sue a private person more efficiently than a company? -andy 85.176.254.201 (talk) 21:25, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

I think the difference, that makes the different situation, is, that Slysoft is no legal person in the USA, but as company a legal person in Antigua and Barbuda, which is a country, that has no relationship to US or european law since its liberation from the british empire in 1981. If somebody wants to sue Slysoft for developing AnyDVD, he has to sue Slysoft in Antigua and Barbuda, but decrypting DRM is not illegal in Antigua and Barbuda, so the mafia of media companies has, as of yet, no chance to destroy this tool, that is much needed for every buyer of DVDs who doesn't like the possibility of loss due to broken DVDs. --88.73.137.6 (talk) 20:39, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Yearly updates and Price hike.

Hai gais!! Sorry I rather suck at using Wiki but I have worthwhile news.

Any DVD is dropping the free updates model and forcing you to buy new every year, they are currently running a promotion to get people to buy unlimited update license right now and that promo has been extend. http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16484.cfm

I can't find the article at this time but some time ago they switched to the euro, at a current price of 49 that's almost 100 USD, when befor it was closer to 50$.

Thats all I have for now sorry I can't compute army time well so I tossed in standard time 0-o, sorry for the mess.

--Zippydsmlee 7:50am-est, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

You can still buy life free update, apparently they got too many angry email and turn their back to this kind of business model. -Jertonit (talk) 10:48, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I would not even be sure they really ever intended to change the price. It is a known advertising strategy to call something a "short term offer", maybe even with limited availability of the product to that conditions. That however does not mean it would be actually limited in time or in amount. This alleged scarcity however should make the customers buy more and buy faster that way stimulating business. --87.123.9.196 (talk) 14:31, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

VHS?

since August, some random IP user added the line "it will not work in VHS" ... just saying... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.161.184.35 (talk) 21:24, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the note! Meanwhile, this info got removed again, which is correct. I especially looked up VHS (disambiguation) to check, but the only possible meaning for VHS in this context really is the one of Video Home System, the system, which was used widely in the 1990ies. Sure AnyDVD does not copy VHS tapes, same as it also does not copy Super 8 movies and other older technologies. --87.123.9.196 (talk) 12:36, 14 May 2016 (UTC)