Re:What Is LibreDrive
by tombert on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:44AM
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Maybe to the letter of the law, but I think there’s a reason why no one seems to go after MakeMKV.
If you’re using MakeMKV, then almost by definition you have a legitimate copy of the media you’re ripping, and as such not a direct target of any kind of piracy prevention. Obviously you could then post your rip on The Pirate Bay or something, but I don’t think that MakeMKV is generally blamed for that.
I have a ton of Blu-Ray movies purchased legitimately, and I use MakeMKV to rip them and play them with Jellyfin. I don’t distribute them, I only play them in my house.
Am I technically breaking the law? Probably, DRM law is weird and confusing in the US, but I doubt that the MPAA has a huge problem with what I am doing, since I am paying them for legitimate copies of my movies.
If you’re using MakeMKV, then almost by definition you have a legitimate copy of the media you’re ripping, and as such not a direct target of any kind of piracy prevention. Obviously you could then post your rip on The Pirate Bay or something, but I don’t think that MakeMKV is generally blamed for that.
I have a ton of Blu-Ray movies purchased legitimately, and I use MakeMKV to rip them and play them with Jellyfin. I don’t distribute them, I only play them in my house.
Am I technically breaking the law? Probably, DRM law is weird and confusing in the US, but I doubt that the MPAA has a huge problem with what I am doing, since I am paying them for legitimate copies of my movies.