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What can I do that isn't illegal? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hi everyone,

I'm starting my self hosting journey and have run into a snag. I just took a job where I need to get govt security clearance and take polygraphs etc, so I cannot engage in piracy.

What that means in practice is actually abiding the ToS for all my media, so I cannot rip DVDs, I cannot capture streams (I believe including YouTube channels because they're copyrighted and YT ToS but please correct me if I'm wrong because that would be amazing).

What I've done so far:

There is legal precedent to rip CDs and digitize books for personal consumption, and I have also begun buying albums I want from Amazon Music (they let you download the mp3 files directly instead of a Spotify/YT Music system).

  • I am going to be hosting immich for my Google Photos replacement

  • I don't know the best service for a YT Music/Spotify replacement, but maybe Jellyfin of nothing else.

  • I want to have a digital movie library.

So there's the rub. How can I have a digital movie library without ripping DVDs? It is an unauthorized reproduction and although nobody is prosecuted, it is illegal and I'd have to disclose that.

Any advice is welcome, and I'd love to hear conversation about this.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why is ripping a DVD an unauthorized reproduction if ripping a CD isn't?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the jurisdiction

There might be laws against "cracking" the copy-protection (CSS for DVD, hdcp for BR) although there might be precedent that it's okay for home use

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Keep in mind that CSS is so bad that it has been sacked as a "security mechanism" (as the computational power required to crack the key is just a bit above the counting skills of an elementary school student), but I guess we're more talking about BD's.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's fair use to copy the files but it's illegal separately to break the DRM, meaning you can't digitize a DVD without breaking the law

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Couldn’t you record the DVD? I know Blurays have HDCP, but I’m unsure if DVDs have a similar protection during playback, since screen recording shouldn’t break the Copyright if there is none.