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Was this considered 'piracy' back in the day? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

The beauty of working in video production is I always have a tool I can run stuff through for very legal and very cool capture purposes.

Was this considered 'piracy' back in the day? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Recording home videos for personal use within your immediate family was protected. Screening for people beyond that was not. Mr. Rogers famously gave us what little protection we had and insured that we could even have home VHS recorders. Testified before a congressional committee that was on the verge of banning it, changed one critical mind and that stopped it.

"The Matrix" restored to theatrical release colors and lighting in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I didn’t realize there was a problem. So did all the streaming services fuck up the colors or something?

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If you use a reputable VPN like Proton or Mullvad to torrent the occasional movie/show and don’t torrent without it it’s incredibly unlikely you’ll get caught. Beyond that it’s completely about what you’re doing online and VPN’s are not magic bullets for all things. But for torrenting, it’s good enough 99.99999% of the time.

If you’re constantly torrenting hundreds of things a month, especially new releases, yeah you should do more. But that’s not some dude grabbing a 60 year old movie one time. For your example a VPN will get the job done and their ISP will be none the wiser.

If someone bases their entire piracy knowledge on my one liner that’s on them and I’d be shocked to see that on this instance. I’m all for making sure we acknowledge all experience levels but you’re taking that a little too far here. I made a condom joke dude.

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My dude you are over interpreting this. It was just a fun little joke. I have a lot more than a VPN guarding my system.

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

A condom also doesn’t solve all your problems but it’s a good foundation lol

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

“I’m going to offload my need to be technically literate in order to pirate to my local library and let them deal with the problem because I’m an entitled asshole who shits where I eat and doesn’t realize I’ll get in trouble anyway.”

Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

VPN’s are the rubbers of the internet

its true tho in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fair enough. Text is complicated, i probably read a more sarcastic tone where you weren’t intending. Have a good weekend my friend! (For real no tone implied lol)

its true tho in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I’m not loving the condescension here lol but ok

its true tho in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I’ve never heard someone fight against right to repair in my life. This is not challenging you, that’s just WILD to me