[mythtv-users] DVD jukebox?

[Ignacio Valdes]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>
>  On Apr 29, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Yan Seiner wrote:
>  > Yabbut....  The OP wants to play his store-bought DVDs, not rips.
>  > With a
>  > hospital, I would assume that ripping might be frowned upon by the
>  > powers
>  > that be.  Thus the rack-o-DVD players.  Plus it doesn't require any
>  > technical expertise; just power up the machine, shove DVDs in there,
>  > and
>  > go away.  When the time comes to change movies, push the eject button,
>  > stick a new DVD in.
>  >
>  > I would definitely rip and play.  But in a comercial setting I can
>  > see the
>  > benefit of multiple players.
>
>  If you want to be *totally* legal I suspect that this would be
>  considered a "public performance", and therefore playing "store
>  bought" DVDs in any manner would be a violation of  "licensed only for
>  private viewing in homes... any other use constitutes..."
>
>  Personally I'd guess you would not really have to worry about the FBI
>  or other local authority crashing your doors in, but I'm not an
>  attorney, nor do I play one on TV.
>
>  I guess to be totally safe you would have to obtain public performance
>  rights for each of the DVDs, probably a lengthy and difficult procedure.
>
>  I ran into a similar situation in trying to donate DVDs to a local
>  V.A. Hospital, they were unwilling to take the risk.
>
>  I think you really have to consult an attorney who is up on the
>  current law on these matters in your jurisdiction.
>
>  Silly, I know, but the law is the law...
>
>
>  beww
>

After consultation, we've unfortunately decided that we will no longer
play the DVD's. I think I'm sorry I asked.

-- IV