MPAA - Teachers Don't Rip DVDs! Tape The TV Screen Instead

Basically the MPAA does not want anyone ripping DVDs, not even teachers for educational use - and so has issued an instructional video on how to record the tv screen. This is by far their dumbest move yet...

From Ars Technica

The Motion Picture Association of America has put itself back into the limelight as the DMCA exemptions hearings wraps up, thanks to a video circulating online suggesting teachers should use camcorders to record video instead of ripping DVD clips for classroom use. Though this suggestion has been floating around for some time now, the MPAA's attempt to push such a convoluted (and more costly) process into the classroom only highlights the industry's desperation to keep people away from DVD ripping—even when what they're doing falls into the category of fair use.

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