Is there a legal way

to "Rip" dvds into itunes then into you ipod or do you HAVE to buy them from music store because music store is still not working

There is software that will do this. See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=642074
If you own the DVDs and the software then it's legal.
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b. If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the installation media that came with it: gray installation discs, or a USB flash drive for a MacBook Air. You should have received the media from the original owner, but if you didn't, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
To start up from an optical disc or a flash drive, insert it, then restart the computer and hold down the C key at the startup chime. Release the key when you see the gray Apple logo on the screen.
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d. Some 2010-2011 models shipped with OS X 10.6 and received a firmware update after 10.7 was released, enabling them to use Internet Recovery. If you have one of those models, you can't reinstall 10.6 even from the original media, and Internet Recovery will not work either without the original owner's Apple ID. In that case, contact Apple Support, or take the machine to an Apple Store or another authorized service provider to have the OS installed.
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If you already own another Mac that was upgraded in the App Store to the version of OS X that you want to install, and if the new Mac is compatible with it, then you can install it. Use Recovery Disk Assistant to prepare a USB device, then start up the new Mac from it by holding down the C key at the startup chime. Alternatively, if you have a Time Machine backup of OS X 10.7.3 or later on an external hard drive (not a Time Capsule or other network device), you can start from that by holding down the option key and selecting it from the row of icons that appears. Note that if your other Mac was never upgraded in the App Store, you can't use this method.
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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:29:06 +0000 (UTC), "tomjohnson3"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> i'm interested in finding the best (and least expensive)
*legal* method for
>recording audio using flash media server 3 (whatever
version) and then
>converting it to WAV (e.g., 8kHz, 8-bit mulaw) or a
similar format.
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codec. The
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It's worth
of doing if your estimated income from this project will be
around $1M
or so :)
> i have found a program called ffmpeg, which works very
nicely. however, i can
>not find info on whether this is a legal method for
decoding audio in a .flv
>file for use in a commercial application.
See above. And FFMPEG has appropriate disclaimer at its
homepage. It's
very dificult to miss it out...

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