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$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it... Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.

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[–] xcjs 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not even grey - in the US it is illegal under the DMCA.

I'm not up to date on ripping tools, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know that in the EU, if you buy a video game and it runs poorly or not at all because of the DRM put in place by the publisher, you are allowed to use a crack. Dunno if it's the same for a movie tho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

US allows you to have a personal backup copy.

[–] xcjs 1 points 1 year ago

The DMCA supersedes that - it's still a crime to bypass copy protection mechanisms, and there are very few exceptions to that rule.