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^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies

Started by Daddy, August 25, 2007, 10:51:23 PM

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Daddy

August 25, 2007, 10:51:23 PM
We all know how Comcast likes to bother people when they use BitTorrent. 

If I were to download a movie(We'll use The Godfather in this example) that I already owned would that be a reasonable legal defense?  The encryption on a DVD would make it difficult to put the movie on an iPod. 

Are people allowed to download movies they already own?


also hi

Andrew1911

August 25, 2007, 10:53:35 PM #1
I do it. I don't see a problem with it as long as you own it.

ncba93ivyase

August 25, 2007, 11:00:21 PM #2
What "encryption" do you speak of? Handbrake can rip any and every DVD to a format that works with an iPod.

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Daddy

August 25, 2007, 11:02:41 PM #3
Quote from: Lawlz on August 25, 2007, 11:00:21 PM
What "encryption" do you speak of? Handbrake can rip any and every DVD to a format that works with an iPod.
Yes, I know.  I'd rather download in the format instead of having to convert it.

The real reason I was asking is because if I'm caught downloading a movie I'll just rush out to the store and buy a copy of it and say that I already owned it.  caterpie;

Geno

August 25, 2007, 11:38:06 PM #4
Who fucking cares. I just download movies in great quality from pspcrazy.com  caterpie;
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Houdini

August 26, 2007, 11:25:40 AM #5
Solution: Don't use Comcast.

guff

August 26, 2007, 05:29:59 PM #6
sure it might seem morally fine, but it could still get you sued and/or eaten by lawyers
the copy you're hypothetically downloading is metaphorically still in a matter of speaking pirated

The artist formally known

August 26, 2007, 11:39:21 PM #7
Stream them, do not download them.

AnyDVD is a program that ignores ANY DVD encryption.

Selkie

August 27, 2007, 07:07:36 AM #8
I say if it's fine downloading movies you own, it's fine downloading movies you don't own, and pretend you do.

The artist formally known

August 27, 2007, 11:54:26 AM #9
Quote from: Ripster on August 27, 2007, 07:07:36 AM
I say if it's fine downloading movies you own, it's fine downloading movies you don't own, and pretend you do.
It's not fine, Comcast isn't an idiot.

guff

August 27, 2007, 12:09:23 PM #10
Quote from: Charles A. Reiss on August 26, 2007, 11:39:21 PM
Stream them, do not download them.
No difference.  psyduck;

The artist formally known

August 27, 2007, 04:29:14 PM #11
Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 27, 2007, 12:09:23 PM
No difference.  psyduck;
Comcast can't do anything about people streaming them really.

Torrents are what they're looking for because some people who torrent also sell them on a burnt DVD

guff

August 27, 2007, 04:46:11 PM #12
Quote from: Charles A. Reiss on August 27, 2007, 04:29:14 PM
Comcast can't do anything about people streaming them really.
Why not? psyduck;
It's still just as much of a copyright infringement.

The artist formally known

September 11, 2007, 12:18:03 AM #13
Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 27, 2007, 04:46:11 PM
Why not? psyduck;
It's still just as much of a copyright infringement.
Because torrenting a movie is easier to catch for one, and as I already said, they can't sell streamed movies (unless you download them but usually streamed movies have worse quality). I don't know why, ask Comcast
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