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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by DarkUranium on Thursday May 09, 2024 @11:54AM (#40309493)
Note that ripping DVDs is still piracy if said DVDs contain DRM[1], at least in the US. I don't know about CA, but I'd imagine it's similar, considering the state of copyright ...

[1] Region locking is a form of DRM, and most DVDs at least used to be region-locked. I don't know if that's still common practice nowadays.

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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by ThunderSizzle on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:25PM (#40309852)
In the US, it's only a legal violation if you try selling it. For personal use, you can rip DVDs.

Granted, the media companies use civil lawsuits to also make it feel illegal.

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