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Title: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Daddy on 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
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Andrew1911 on August 25, 2007, 10:53:35 PM
I do it. I don't see a problem with it as long as you own it.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: ncba93ivyase 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.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Daddy on August 25, 2007, 11:02:41 PM
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;
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Geno on August 25, 2007, 11:38:06 PM
Who fucking cares. I just download movies in great quality from pspcrazy.com  caterpie;
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Houdini on August 26, 2007, 11:25:40 AM
Solution: Don't use Comcast.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: guff on August 26, 2007, 05:29:59 PM
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
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: The artist formally known on August 26, 2007, 11:39:21 PM
Stream them, do not download them.

AnyDVD is a program that ignores ANY DVD encryption.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: Selkie 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.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: The artist formally known on August 27, 2007, 11:54:26 AM
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.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: guff on August 27, 2007, 12:09:23 PM
Quote from: Charles A. Reiss on August 26, 2007, 11:39:21 PM
Stream them, do not download them.
No difference.  psyduck;
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: The artist formally known on August 27, 2007, 04:29:14 PM
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
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: guff on August 27, 2007, 04:46:11 PM
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.
Title: Re: ^____^ I need some legal advice about downloading movies
Post by: The artist formally known on September 11, 2007, 12:18:03 AM
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