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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by sp332 on Monday February 12, 2018 @12:18PM (#16360096)
I do, because I only have to find the disk once to rip it. From then on I don't have to get off the couch!
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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by jjeaff on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @01:15AM (#16365120)
Except that is a DMCA violation and just as illegal as downloading from a torrent site. Although, I would say, a morally superior option.
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Re:The Long, Slow Decline of BitTorrent (2017) by sp332 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @09:51AM (#16367499)
People who get busted for torrents are charged with commercial-scale distribution, because torrents upload as well as download. It's not at all the same thing as ripping your own disc.

Edit: I mean yes, it's technically illegal but I've never heard of anyone being charged for personal use. And if it did happen the penalty would be a lot smaller because the damage done would be the price of a new blu-ray.

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