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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by hperrin@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

You all remember just a few weeks ago when Sony ripped away a bunch of movies and TV shows people “owned”? This ad is on Amazon. You can’t “own” it on Prime. You can just access it until they lose the license. How can they get away with lying like this?

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[-] Zibitee@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Mmm... Sure. I think it's morally correct for yourself. But the copyright people? They'll argue all day that you shouldn't be allowed to pirate it even after ownership. You need to buy the same movie on, VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, purple-ray, AND omni-ray when it comes out. After all, there's money to be made.

[-] wolfshadowheart@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Format shifting is legal in the U.S.

It's distribution that's an issue.

[-] ToxicWaste@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

I don't know about the laws where you live. But here it is legal to make 'security copies' of any medium you bought. If you have to crack some kind of protection, that is an inconvenience.

You are just not allowed to distribute any copies without the proper license.

[-] 7u5k3n@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Won't someone think of the shareholders!

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