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Of course you can copy it. You just can’t sell that copy to someone else while keeping your own copy too. That’s copyright infringement. I’m not sure what you’
by Daneel_ 3y ago
Of course you can copy it. You just can’t sell that copy to someone else while keeping your own copy too. That’s copyright infringement.
I’m not sure what you’re on about with “license” in this context. You own the VHS. Do with it what you like.
- wilg 3y agoThere are tons of things you can't do with it. You can't exhibit it publicly. You don't own the movie on the tape! You just own a tape. I am refuting the original poster's claim that "With DRM you never purchase _content_. You only purchase a _license_ to access it." This is true, but is meant to imply there is an alternative. There isn't, a you only have a license to the content in all cases, including DRM-free physical media.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoOk, your original post was ambiguous then because you didn't talk about content at all, you talked about "in what sense do you own [A VHS]", so people explained how owning a VHS is different from licensing digital media. Mostly that your license to the content of a VHS cannot be revoked arbitrarily after you purchase the VHS itself.
- wilg 3y agoI suppose. But the original post also omitted this distinction. I’ll add that the same inability to revoke also applies to digital media with no DRM.