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Is it wrong to pirate movies I've purchased digitally and load onto my Plex server? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Just would like to have a discussion on the topic. I've purchased around 20ish movies/shows on Vudu, and my wife has grown to be unhappy with Vudu's UI and especially how the watch progress works. I am curious what some others thoughts on this are. My initial thoughts are I recognize I've purchased a license to watch the content, but feel that because I've purchased it I should have the right to retain total control over it and do what I please. I would like to purchase movies on physical media from now on, but wouldn't like to repurchase all the same movies and shows again when I've already paid for them

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is never wrong to be a pirate.

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

Yeah it's just for me personally I like to make sure I support the creators of the media I consume. Just what works for me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Since you bought it, in theory you've supported the creators. Pirating it is 1000% fine in that case (or in any case)

In reality all the people who actually worked hard to make the film has been paid long before you bought it and the only creators getting the money are the owners of the companies. Unless you are buying from the creators source.