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So the rabbit hole goes deeper yet! That MD2D service is too unambiguously dubious for my taste. If you're going to so much trouble, why not just pirate the mov
by hendersoon 9y ago
So the rabbit hole goes deeper yet! That MD2D service is too unambiguously dubious for my taste. If you're going to so much trouble, why not just pirate the movie in the first place?
Reselling digital codes may be contrary to their terms of service, but is legal under first sale doctrine. But that's not what puts it on the side of the angels for me-- the key point there is that every digital code came from an actual physical sale.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoIt may be legal to sell the sheet of paper or the code on it, but the service is under no obligation to honor the offer if you aren't in compliance with their terms of use. Should they believe you are buying and selling Ultraviolet codes, they could remove your entire collection and ban you from their service. This is no different from MD2D: In no way is it "illegal" to scan a barcode into a phone app and get a movie, if the app is providing that service and you aren't hacking the app in some way. But it's against the terms of service, and if they know, they could choose to cut you off. In that way, both strategies are on pretty equal grounds. As for "why not just pirate", I would guess one time purchases that cheap may actually save you money on storage, backup, everything's in the cloud, etc. And of course, most pirates have excuses/justifications for their behavior: I've regularly heard "at least they get something, people would pirate it otherwise" used in reference to it.
- hendersoon 9y agoLegally they are on equal grounds. Morally, I find reselling UV codes to be less scummy because each code is associated with an actual sale and cannot be used multiple times. That's just where my personal line is drawn.