Zach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down138file-text
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksZach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square277fedilinkfile-text
$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it… Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.
minus-squareomeara4pheonix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoBuying the disk is still owning it (which is another $5 less on amazon BTW) though it is not out yet.
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoWhat’s the DRM like on a disc copy? I’ll admit that I’m not caught up, it’s been a long time since I bought physical media. Is it revocable?
minus-squarexcjs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s not even grey - in the US it is illegal under the DMCA. I’m not up to date on ripping tools, though.
minus-squaregrayman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoUS allows you to have a personal backup copy.
minus-squarexcjs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe DMCA supersedes that - it’s still a crime to bypass copy protection mechanisms, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWith a physical item, first sale doctrine clearly applies, so you can own the movie, and resell it to somebody else, or lend it to your friends, or give it to a library. None of which is possible with a digital DRMed "ownership "
Buying the disk is still owning it (which is another $5 less on amazon BTW) though it is not out yet.
What’s the DRM like on a disc copy? I’ll admit that I’m not caught up, it’s been a long time since I bought physical media. Is it revocable?
Gray area at best.
It’s not even grey - in the US it is illegal under the DMCA.
I’m not up to date on ripping tools, though.
US allows you to have a personal backup copy.
The DMCA supersedes that - it’s still a crime to bypass copy protection mechanisms, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.
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With a physical item, first sale doctrine clearly applies, so you can own the movie, and resell it to somebody else, or lend it to your friends, or give it to a library. None of which is possible with a digital DRMed "ownership "