[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

[Editor’s note: The MPAA and most media companies argue that you can’t legally copy or convert commercial DVDs for any reason. We (and others) think that, if you own a DVD, you should be able to ...

Old DVDs are laying around your home and you would love to extract the audio from these discs, but the right tools are not in your possession. The question is, then, what does one do in a situation ...

The time has come, the CD player has finally packed in and you've realised that actually you could have put it all on your iPhone years ago. If you're worried that in some way moving to the digital ...

Consumers looking to rip MP3s using Windows XP's media player will have to pay as much as $30 extra for the capability. As first reported by CNET News.com, Microsoft has changed its mind on MP3 ...

OK, so it will technically rip them, but at around 0.5x, which is unacceptable. I'm not really sure what information would be relevant to helping me with this issue, but I'll post a bunch of info here ...

Earlier this year, the new Napster was given a bit of a fright when reports began circulating that its recently introduced subscription service had been “hacked.” Those reports stung Napster in two ...

The target is a German company that is the "chief offender" of stream ripping, but the lawsuit also demands an order against third parties. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Universal, ...

The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies—a nonprofit group—has initiated a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Ford and General Motors targeting the automakers’ in-car hard ...