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« on: December 11, 2016, 02:07:55 AM »
Patti, many DVD/Blu-rays come with what's known as an Ultraviolet and/or Digital Copy that can be downloaded to your computer, iPad, Cell, Phone, etc. completely legally. BUT those downloads are only available to people who've already bought a copy of the DVD/Blu-ray. People who rent DVD/Blu-rays generally get a different copy of the disc than the people who buy it do and the UltraViolet and/or Digital Copy is not available to them - or at least it shouldn't be. Anyone who is otherwise getting a copy of a DVD/Blu-ray is usually doing so with what's known as ripping software - and to use that on discs other than ones you already own is most definitely illegal. And if you're ripping DVD/Blu-rays for use by anyone other than yourself, meaning you're uploading it to video sharing Web sites or even just giving a copy to your Cousin Bob, that's also illegal.