Two recent legal decisions rulings could have major ramifications for consumers looking to do more with their Blu-rays and DVDs than pop 'em into a disc tray and press Play. In one, The Library of Congress, specifically The Register of Copyrights, handed down some of their most generous interpretation yet of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act--which has traditionally allowed little leeway on the matter of bypassing digital encryption--as part of their tri-annual reevaluation. The circumvention of Digital Rights Management on legally manufactured/obtained DVDs and Blu-rays is now effectively permitted, under certain circumstances. If for example we need an excerpt for educational purposes, or for documentary or non-commercial film/videomaking, it's my understanding that we can now duplicate the desired portion without breaking the law.
Read the official details of the ruling here.
This is all well and good, but if we do suddenly find ourselves able to legally copy our DVDs, Blu-rays, or sections thereof, where the heck are we supposed to fit all of these large files? Why, on the Seagate 3TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (Model STAC3000100, $249.99), the world's first three-terabyte external desktop hard disk drive. That's sufficient capacity for 750 full-length movies, or more than five years' worth of continuous music, or almost a million photographs. Right out of the box, the drive has a GoFlex USB 2.0 PC/Mac adapter base with an illuminated capacity gauge, and optional upgrade kits are available to support USB 3.0 and FireWire 800, promising up to ten times faster data transfer speeds, handy for large files such as HD video.
Included is the Seagate Dashboard management tool software, to simplify the organization, encryption, and backup of our files, as well as monitoring the stats of the drive. Physically, it can stand vertically or horizontally to accommodate most environments. The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk comes with a two-year parts/labor warranty from the manufacturer.
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