Comment on “They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases - Ars Technica

• JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  …unless its very obscure stuff.

  That’s primarily why you’d be ripping stuff. There is so much stuff only available on VHS and DVD.

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• alcoholic_chipmunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Most rips tend to apply some compression. Ripping them yourself will generally give you a better result unless you also intend to compress them.

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• nyan@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s the letter of the law: media shifting is legal in some places where downloading a copy from an unofficial site is not. Also, there are people out there who would not have the first idea where to look for an existing rip.

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  • ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t know the situation in all of the countries, but the ones I know that allow you to make a copy of what you purchased also require that in making a copy you are not allowed to break any DRM. I don’t think there are many media being sold that do not include some kind of DRM these days.

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  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    And a mix of available copies/qualities are better.

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