How would I go about asking a request for a rip of a Laserdisc?

Question

I assume that we're not allowed to ask something like this, so I'm wondering if there is any site or whatnot that can help me out.

I'm trying to get a hold of a Laserdisc set called "The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4". Really, the only reason I want to get it is so I can get a hold of a certain cartoon on side six in excellent quality (or at least better than the bad quality VHS rip available on the net). My idea was to hook up a Laserdisc player to my Laptop via a USB TV Tuner, save it as an AVI, and enjoy it in the best quality I can have (since they never released said cartoon on any DVD). Unfortunately, that particular volume is rare, and the only one that I can find is available on Amazon for $120... not to mention it goes real high on Ebay as well. I'm sure you won't blame me when I say that I don't want to spend $120 just to get a hold of one cartoon (that's not including also buying the Laserdisc player itself). Instead of spending a lot of money on a video system that I'll probably never touch again after ripping that cartoon from the disc, I thought that perhaps I can turn to the internet and hopefully find someone who owns the volume and can successfully rip it into an AVI and upload it for me to obtain.

The only problem is trying to find a place and a person on the net who owns that volume and can save things like that onto their computer as an AVI. It's a one-in-a-billion shot, but I thought I might as well try (as opposed to spending $120... though it would make a nice collectors item to have).

Can anyone help me out? Can anyone point me in the right direction, or is something like this too much of an impossibility given the age of the volume (which I'm thinking it probably is)?

Any answers will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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By the way, I didn't really know where to post a question like this, so I decided to just post it in the recommended category. Should I also ask this question in the animation category?

Answer 1

If it were me....I would just buy a LaserDisc player. You can probably get a Pioneer CLD 2400 Industrial player for $25 plus shipping. These players (which were purchased by schools mostly) are showing up in school auctions and on eBay all the time.



As far as the "The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4" Disc...every collector knows what you know about it...that's why the price is high. I would just watch eBay auctions (do a saved search)...if you are patient...you will eventually pick up a copy at a good price. TRUST me....I do this all the time, over the years I have picked up many extremely "rare" LaserDiscs that routinely sell for $100 and up for less than $10. You just have to keep looking...stay persistent and remain patient.



This way, if you own the original LD copy...you can make your own "legal" backup.



Who knows...you might even enjoy collecting LaserDisc(s) as well....I own over 100, along with 3 LaserDisc players. There are some really outstanding auction buys on LaserDiscs and many rare (non- DVD/Blue Ray) released material out there. The format was around for 20 years and has a fabulous collection of legacy software.



Good luck.

Answer 2

Laserdisc has been dead for years. Those big 12" platters that look like old vinyl records, but are metal? I presume you're talking about DVD?



Making copies of legally acquired content is legal under copyright law. Both Blockbuster Online and Netflix rent Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol 4 (consisting of 4 DVDs). With (free) DVD Shrink 3.2, you can "rip" (copy to computer) each DVD. However, to burn your computer copy onto a blank DVD, you'll need a Video burning engine, such as Nero. There are some free apps out there, but I don't know how well they work. Some people swear by them, while others swear at them.



I do have copies of the DVDs you're asking about, but I'm unable to sell them or even give them away. THAT is a violation of copyright law. I can only tell you HOW I did it, which I just did.

Answer 3

This site (Yahoo! Answers) asks users to respect the copyrights of others, so you will not, or should not get advocation of copyright violation.



The owner of the media (in effect a licensee, the license limited to their home viewing) is not allowed to make a copy, except for their personal use (which really is not recognised in US copyright law anyways, AFAIK). Giving you a copy would fall out of Fair use, therefore being a copyright violation.



Even if you buy the LD set, it generally is considered a copyright violation for somebody not you tocopy commercial works. On top of that, for any copy of a copyrighted work to be legal, you must maintain posession of the original media the copy came from, and destroy or include copies with the orignal, should you sell it. "Renting" the disc and copying it for yoursef is a a copyright violation also, because of that.



The priciple applies no matter what the media is.



I won't blame you for not wanting to pay that price for the whole laserdisc collection, but I will for violating the copyrights of those involved.



The only real place to ask is the copyright owners, for a copy of that clip you want, or buy that set and a player.

Answer 4

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