Can I use MIRV to store encrypted, copyrighted DVD content?
A decision handed down by a Federal court in 2001 has called into question the legality making backup copies of a copyrighted DVD under a law called the DMCA (The Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Prior copyright law has always upheld the rights of individuals to make backup copies of content for their own use. The court’s interpretation of DMCA was that any defeating of the encryption software that resides on a DVD for the purpose of copying it to another media, even if the intent and use of the copy is for backup purposes, is not lawful. Several cases are presently before higher courts that are expected to either reverse or modify this ruling. MIRV systems are presently not capable of uploading encrypted DVDs. When and if the legal environment changes, owners of MIRV systems are able to download open-source code software (a DVD decryption utility) from the web that enables the MIRV system to be used for storing commercial DVD content. MIRV systems have a utility that permits custome
