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The technically superior but morally grey solution to this problem is to buy whichever version of the movie is optimal for the hardware + software you have and
by RunningDroid 7y ago
The technically superior but morally grey solution to this problem is to buy whichever version of the movie is optimal for the hardware + software you have and when the time comes for you to update your setup to the point your copy of the movie is no longer optimal you pirate a copy of the movie that is.
- beatgammit 7y agoOf course I ripped this 4k video from my DVD officer! Personally, I wish there was an option to do this completely legally, without any gray area, no DRM, and for a reasonable price. I don't like having physical media (it can get scratched or lost), so I'd much rather have digital if I can. I think the perfect solution here is to use signatures (say, pgp), which would let me prove ownership without complicating my consumption of that media (I could copy it wherever I need to). But no, the media companies are paranoid about piracy. Don't they realize that if they make their content easier to get for a reasonable price, people will choose to go through legal channels instead of pirating?