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Maybe to the letter of the law, but I think there’s a reason why no one seems to go after MakeMKV. If you’re using MakeMKV, then almost by definition you have
by tombert 2y ago
Maybe to the letter of the law, but I think there’s a reason why no one seems to go after MakeMKV.
If you’re using MakeMKV, then almost by definition you have a legitimate copy of the media you’re ripping, and as such not a direct target of any kind of piracy prevention. Obviously you could then post your rip on The Pirate Bay or something, but I don’t think that MakeMKV is generally blamed for that.
I have a ton of Blu-Ray movies purchased legitimately, and I use MakeMKV to rip them and play them with Jellyfin. I don’t distribute them, I only play them in my house.
Am I technically breaking the law? Probably, DRM law is weird and confusing in the US, but I doubt that the MPAA has a huge problem with what I am doing, since I am paying them for legitimate copies of my movies.