Many of us are eager to use our pdaPhones to view movies. I have a new Sony Clie UX50 pda in addition to my Kyocera 7135 and one of the main reasons I have the Clie is for mutimedia applications, including watching movies, especially when I'm away from home. We all know there is software available for purchase that will make it possible to make a copy of copyrighted (and copyprotected) movies. So here is the question of the day...if you
own a copyrighted movie and you want to make a single copy of the movie to view on your pdaPhone, are you breaking the law? According to a recent court ruling you are. Read more about it here...
http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/7...4?OpenDocument
As silly as this ruling miight sound, the RIAA is really paranoid about this and they are willing to spend gazillions of dollars to prevent any copying whatsoever of copyrighted material.
I'm willing to go out on a limb and admit right here that I am breaking the law. I have made some copies of movies
that I own so that I can watch them on my Clie pda. In my opinion this is a law based on paranoia and greed and needs to be fought.
So, let us know your opinion. Are you willing to face the potential of stiff fines in order to enjoy the pleasure of viewing a movie on your pdaPhone? The news staff of pdaPhone is eager for your opinion on this issue. Please share your opinion with us!