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Originally Posted by hexydes
This is sort of the other approach I was thinking of, but didn't much touch upon. There really is no product in the market that could ever be infringed upon, in this scenario. I don't see how, especially if someone already owns the DVD version (the most recent physical distribution made available by the industry), this could possibly be considered copyright infringement. Now, if you try to convert that to Blu-Ray format, then you should definitely see a monetary penalty, but I've never once made the case in my life that the true pirates (those that re-sell others' intellectual property) shouldn't be punished.
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Exactly. Its one thing if you don't own the DVD yourself, and you just download a copy instead. You could make the argument that you have "stolen" the $10-20 you would have paid for the DVD. But what if the format you want is unvailable for purchase?