Zach to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square276fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down139file-text
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1imageAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksZach to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square276fedilinkfile-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-squareAlien Nathan EdwardlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years 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-squarexcjslinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years 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-square@grayman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoUS allows you to have a personal backup copy.
minus-squarexcjslinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThe DMCA supersedes that - it’s still a crime to bypass copy protection mechanisms, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.
minus-square@jet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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 "
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.
Revocable: no.
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 "