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LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_(miniseries)

It was released on DVD and Blu-ray, if he purchased the disc and ripped it to his media, and hasn’t shared those files with anyone, then it is legal, as an exception to copyright in the US, where Jeff and Google are both based.

Jeff has stated on multiple occasions that he purchases and rips his media, and does not use piracy.

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Zenith@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Also like… you can legally just name your file wtf ever you want, I can make a folder full of pics of my dogs “Chernobyl” it’s not illegal to use a word to name a file

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oz1sej@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Ah - didn’t know it had been released on physical media.

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Tiger666@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Ripping is illegal as well. DVD and BlueRay decoders are highly illegal.

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- reiterationstation@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Breathing is illegal, citizen.
  
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- rezifon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  This is incorrect in the US. Ripping DVD and Blu-ray media for personal use has been part of the fair use doctrine since 2015.
  
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