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		DarkUranium on May 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Com... 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.

ThunderSizzle on May 9, 2024 [–]

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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