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A few people I know just check out movie from the local Library on DVD and Blueray, rip them and then watch them from Plex.
by bane 9y ago
A few people I know just check out movie from the local Library on DVD and Blueray, rip them and then watch them from Plex.
- Spivak 9y agoWhich does fall under the umbrella of piracy.
- keypress 9y agoYep, but the motivation may be simply one of convenience. My DVD player loops the menu all night long if you happen to dose off - and it's a struggle to get up and stop it. Even selecting and starting a movie on a DVD can be a trial.
- justrobert 9y agoIf that is illegal, then I am breaking the law when I modify a computer program for personal use. As far as I am aware, if they are not distributing their changes, there is no copyright violation. I'd be interested to see what laws they are violating.
- Spivak 9y agoI'm reading a tiny bit into the comment so let me state it plainly: > A few people I know just check out movie from the local Library on DVD or Bluray, rip them and then watch them from Plex, [and then return the DVD or Bluray without deleting the ripped copy]. This is textbook piracy.
- justrobert 9y agoAgain when it comes to the USA copyright law, it is about distribution. A person who copies a specific work and does not distribute it is not breaking the law as far as I am aware. That is why I'd be interested in seeing what laws have been broken.
- cuckcuckspruce 9y agoIt's certainly a DMCA violation if you broke any DRM to make that copy. That does not require distribution.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoIt's not piracy at all. If they watch the movie again without a license then it would be copyright infringement. Assuming they live in a jurisdiction that allows format shifting they've not made a copy without a license or right to do so.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoYou're mistaken. The clue is in the name, you commit tortuous infringement when you copy without permission. It is the copying that is the tort. Distribution is a separate tort/crime. You don't mention your jurisdiction but this is common to international law and applies in almost all countries.