My beloved Mighty Boosh DVDs can’t be played in the USA! WHAT CAN I DO!?! FYI I’ve had some wine and I can’t googly it properly

  • godzillabacter
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    1 year ago

    If you were somewhere else you could use MakeMKV to break the region lock/DRM on the disc and give you playable files. Unfortunately, within the USA (depending on who you ask) cracking DRM is illegal. Though I am not aware of anyone ever being prosecuted for breaking DRM on discs for personal use copies of media they legally own. IANAL

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      1 year ago

      If anyone knows, has this been proven in court if it’s done to rip a copy of something you own?

      • z00s
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        1 year ago

        Realistically nobody’s coming after you for that unless you do it on an industrial scale for profit

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          1 year ago

          I know. It’s still a valid question because it affects how the devs for ripping programs implement stuff.