Take That, DVD CCA: 12 Ways to Rip DVDs

Thank you Julie! Brilliant article!

Thanks. Sometimes I amuse myself! (And special thanks to Rachel Cericola who put the slideshow together)

Great article! Everything is gonna go streaming, and with that possessing physical content (disc or bits) will become a luxury.

Your Attention Please:  The role of ‘Gov. William J. (Gentlemen, we must find a way to save our phony baloney jobs- give me a harrumph ) Le Petomane’ will now be played on a rotating basis by the DVD CCA and the RIAA. 

Please enjoy the clown show.

“The more they tighten their grip, the more users will slip through their fingers!”

Once again somebody who has no understanding of exactly what and how K-Scape is dealing with keeping things under control are trying to force something that only “dumbs down” the quality. Let’s be real. All the hype on paper about the world of streaming and Cloud look great. However the one thing everybody seems to be over looking is the network, bandwidth and service provider. I don’t care what anybody wants to say the only person who will ultimately suffer is the consumer. Who might think we as an industry are the problem. How many of you have had clients complain about video quality from streaming, buffering, network issues. Will clients want to pay all the additional monthly fees to have the Premium Tiers of bandwidth required? That is before people even begin installing these streaming products believing what the Big Box or Online retailer tells them that wireless will work well also. Follow the money trail, the lobbyist and who is making the money from garbage positions like this. Not our industry.

“Just when I thought I was out…THEY PULL ME BACK IN!”

Great article Julie. It’s insane that they are suing the only company on the planet that is actually trying to do it legally. I hope the judge gets his head out of his rectum, or the Superior Court does it for him.

Jason Brown
http://www.asktheadvisors.com

dkippy

Would be willing to state your argument a bit more coherently?

@Tuckertues—I think what dkippy is trying to say… and I agree… is that these 12 DVD ripping solutions DO NOT replace what Kaleidescape is doing. Indeed, Kaleidescape is a company that has created a reliable, PROFITABLE (think about how much money you’ve all made from this battling company before jumping off the ship), upgradeable solution SOLD THROUGH this channel with strong sales support. This article could be interpreted that CE Pro is saying that simply using one of these 12 alternatives replaces the Kaleidescape solution.

I think tuckertues was just being silly? dkippy was saying that the DVD CCA is forcing us to go with cheap, illegal, offshore alternatives for DVD ripping (which was the purpose of this story)

Sorry Tuckertues - Have been on the road and missed your post. Jason hit the nail on the head. This is such a crime against anybody who is an entrepreneur and business owner. I’ve first met Malcom and his team before they EVER even launched the line. Sam Runco brought them over to meet me, as Sam put it “You’re all Geeks and I thought you should meet.” Only Sam . We met in MN years ago and these guys were ALWAYS about doing things the right way, locking things down for security and all concerns. This entire thing is about nothing more than MONEY. Who is paying who to fight this fight. Could the studios work out a system “ala” iTunes for use like K-Scape and others. of course they could. But I feel this is all about money and who is lobbying for what. Look at the streaming market. Easier for the studios and partners with much deeper pockets. I agree 100% with Jason that dealers need to support this industry leader! I know many dealers who really think a solution from another provider using the very software that would be deemed illegal is a better direction?!?!. How is that in the best interest of the client?

Also our industry in under attack from mass market consumer manufacturers. Does anybody really think the big guys, we all know who I’m talking about, could care less if our industry was here? NO they would rather sell direct, dumb down the sound and video quality and pull the consumer into their factory direct stores or the Big Box Retailer. It’s all easier for them. I feel a major element that our market is missing is the concentration on what got us here. Solutions, better quality, service and standing out from the rest. K-Scape as a product and group embodies this from day one. Hell I don’t work or sell their product. But as an industry vet of 20+ years I support them as one of the products and leaders that help the CEDIA channel stand out from the pack. IMO.

“Posessing physical content will be come a luxury”- What say you when they stop printing Bibles? Honestly, many of you are just not thinking this through…
Copyright and Technology need to be 2 seperate items, no extortion or racketerring. DVD CCA needs to be broken up just like Ma Bell did.