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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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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[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I just do the morally correct thing. Buy it, then pirate it so I really do own it forever. Inconvenient from a data storage perspective but the only simple solution I have on hand.

[-] Zibitee@lemmy.world 7 points 9 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 9 months ago

Format shifting is legal in the U.S.

It's distribution that's an issue.

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