By R. Jerome Harris
DeCSS is a DVD decryption (decoding) technology created in 1999, that has been ruled a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998.
DVD movies are encrypted in such a way that it is impossible to copy them unless a decoding scheme – like DeCSS – is used to decrypt (decode) them.
In the past DVD copy software creators were bundling DeCSS with their software; and as a result, these creators were being shut down.
So what the DVD movie copy software creators are doing now is leaving DeCSS out of their software. That way, they are not violating any laws.
So users are conveniently steered to websites and links where they can download free third party software decrypters that works with the software and unlocks encypted DVD movies so that the software can make copies of them.
So, for now, DVD movie copying is legal as long as the software you use does not contain what has been ruled illegal: DeCSS or any other decryption scheme.
To copy DVD movies that you paid for and own is not a problem. I personally do not recommend or condone copying rented DVD movies.
Check out this most informative video as it discusses the legalities of copying DVD movies and mentions the popular DVD neXt Copy DVD copy software.
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