Since we dont have digital movie stores and since ripping DVDs is illegal in India, does that mean that any movie which is not on a disc is illegal?
I think exceptions are online sites like bigflix which offer streaming movies at the charge of membership (trial 1 month is free). Require their own web based player to view so you cannot copy and distribute illegally.
Who said ripping is illegal. Ripping is not illegal as long as you do it for personal use and do not distribute it and from the disc that you own/bought!
BigFlix or any company, for that matter, should pay and get the broadcasting license from the copyright owners.
i agree that ripping "should" be the allowed, but it isnt. i have actually heard quite a few people say that. (the reason why i opened this thread was to reconfirm that) and because its illegal, you have itunes movie store etc. (in the US, UK, and other countries) for owning digital copies. also, and more importantly, you have blu-ray + digital copy (not available in India) discs for specific movies from various studios which allow you to own digital copies ripped by them. one can of course rip one's own custom videos or even open source movies legally. other than that, unless i'm terribly wrong, ripping is pretty much illegal in India.
i agree that ripping "should" be the allowed, but it isnt. i have actually heard quite a few people say that. (the reason why i opened this thread was to reconfirm that) and because its illegal, you have itunes movie store etc. (in the US, UK, and other countries) for owning digital copies. also, and more importantly, you have blu-ray + digital copy (not available in India) discs for specific movies from various studios which allow you to own digital copies ripped by them. one can of course rip one's own custom videos or even open source movies legally. other than that, unless i'm terribly wrong, ripping is pretty much illegal in India.
Not too clear on this, but...
I think that what is not allowed, by law, in some countries (UK? USA?) is defeating anti-copying devices, ie unlocking or decrypting the disc.
But India is not (yet ) governed by American law, and what it inherited from Britain was written when digital meant something to do with fingers.
If this can help you all.(and if some one can make abridged version / concise version will be a lot more helpful )
Copyright Office india
handbook
and all the links in the "Acts and Rules"
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India is still in its preliminary stage as far as intellectual property laws are concerned.