You can rip DVDs and Blu-Rays with specific software to get the video files. You don’t own the copyright to the video file, but do have a licence to view it, which is part of the purchase of a DVD or Blu-Ray. Same with CDs and ripping them into mp3, flac, etc.
Don’t mean to be a pain or argumentative. Aren’t you prohibited from sharing movies though ? That’s the copywrite part that I’m thinking of. ( I’m not Mr Law and Order, I watch all manner of movies on “Kodi”. )
You’re right, technically legal grey area in my opinion. So long as a movie/TV show is not being watched by more than one device, it is technically no different from me giving the original source disc to someone to watch.
No worries and thanks for the reply. I realise you’re not TRK that initiated this. Here’s a thing though, if somebody is hosting it on their own server, it’s accessible to many people.
Anyway, not my concern but I was just curious. Cheers.
You can rip DVDs and Blu-Rays with specific software to get the video files. You don’t own the copyright to the video file, but do have a licence to view it, which is part of the purchase of a DVD or Blu-Ray. Same with CDs and ripping them into mp3, flac, etc.
Don’t mean to be a pain or argumentative. Aren’t you prohibited from sharing movies though ? That’s the copywrite part that I’m thinking of. ( I’m not Mr Law and Order, I watch all manner of movies on “Kodi”. )
You’re right, technically legal grey area in my opinion. So long as a movie/TV show is not being watched by more than one device, it is technically no different from me giving the original source disc to someone to watch.
No worries and thanks for the reply. I realise you’re not TRK that initiated this. Here’s a thing though, if somebody is hosting it on their own server, it’s accessible to many people.
Anyway, not my concern but I was just curious. Cheers.