I had always assumed those media libraries were 99% pirated and maybe 1% free or public domain. Where exactly are you getting DRM-free, fully licensed, legitimately purchased content?
Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book.
Since this involves removing the encryption, it is technically a DMCA violation, but I'd like to see someone bring you to court over it. I'd love for it to go to the Supreme Court and for them to find the DMCA overreached when it effectively eliminated time shifting, media shifting, etc...
> Depends how pedantic you're being, but ripping DVDs for personal use doesn't count as "piracy" in my book.
Exactly this. I got tired of lugging around my gigantic DVD collection and having them scratch or break with time. I've since ripped all of them, and Kodi makes for a fantastic frontend for my HTPC.
It's trivial with music, and I don't think that DMCA violations count as "piracy" as such. The biggest argument ethical argument against piracy is the theft of someone else's work. If I've paid for it, that's a solved problem, as far as I'm concerned.
And anyhow, I don't have any appropriately-licensed media playback software on my machines. If I want to play something back on something besides a dedicated hardware player, then I'm already violating the same sets of anti-circumvention laws.
Not everyone pirates. I can't say for sure, but I believe Kodi has addons for legitimate streaming services. Also, some people take pride in their physical collections.
