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> What use is kodi if not watching pirated media? Watching non-pirated media, presumably. A lot of people use it as a front-end to their media libraries.

tantalor 10y ago
I had always assumed those media libraries were 99% pirated and maybe 1% free or public domain. Where exactly are you getting DRM-free, fully licensed, legitimately purchased content?
- noxToken 10y ago
  Not everyone pirates. I can't say for sure, but I believe Kodi has addons for legitimate streaming services. Also, some people take pride in their physical collections.
- skykooler 10y ago
  DVDs?
  - tantalor 10y ago
    http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/its-still-illegal-to-rip-dvd-and-blu-ray-discs-for-personal-use/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/its-still-illegal...
- jandrese 10y ago
  Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book. Since this involves removing the encryption, it is technically a DMCA violation, but I'd like to see someone bring you to court over it. I'd love for it to go to the Supreme Court and for them to find the DMCA overreached when it effectively eliminated time shifting, media shifting, etc...
  - chojeen 10y ago
    > Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book. Exactly this. I got tired of lugging around my gigantic DVD collection and having them scratch or break with time. I've since ripped all of them, and Kodi makes for a fantastic frontend for my HTPC.
- khedoros 10y ago
  It's trivial with music, and I don't think that DMCA violations count as "piracy" as such. The biggest argument ethical argument against piracy is the theft of someone else's work. If I've paid for it, that's a solved problem, as far as I'm concerned. And anyhow, I don't have any appropriately-licensed media playback software on my machines. If I want to play something back on something besides a dedicated hardware player, then I'm already violating the same sets of anti-circumvention laws.
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tantalor 10y ago

I had always assumed those media libraries were 99% pirated and maybe 1% free or public domain. Where exactly are you getting DRM-free, fully licensed, legitimately purchased content?

noxToken 10y ago
Not everyone pirates. I can't say for sure, but I believe Kodi has addons for legitimate streaming services. Also, some people take pride in their physical collections.
skykooler 10y ago
DVDs?
- tantalor 10y ago
  http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/its-still-illegal-to-rip-dvd-and-blu-ray-discs-for-personal-use/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/its-still-illegal...
jandrese 10y ago
Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book. Since this involves removing the encryption, it is technically a DMCA violation, but I'd like to see someone bring you to court over it. I'd love for it to go to the Supreme Court and for them to find the DMCA overreached when it effectively eliminated time shifting, media shifting, etc...
- chojeen 10y ago
  > Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book. Exactly this. I got tired of lugging around my gigantic DVD collection and having them scratch or break with time. I've since ripped all of them, and Kodi makes for a fantastic frontend for my HTPC.
khedoros 10y ago
It's trivial with music, and I don't think that DMCA violations count as "piracy" as such. The biggest argument ethical argument against piracy is the theft of someone else's work. If I've paid for it, that's a solved problem, as far as I'm concerned. And anyhow, I don't have any appropriately-licensed media playback software on my machines. If I want to play something back on something besides a dedicated hardware player, then I'm already violating the same sets of anti-circumvention laws.

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