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Amazon Wins $6 Million in Damages Against Pirated DVD Stores, Plus Domain Takeovers (torrentfreak.com)
submitted 5 days ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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More than two years ago, Amazon sued a network of websites that sold pirated DVDs of Prime Video exclusives such as The Rings of Power and The Boys. The defendants, believed to be based in China, never showed up in court. This week, a California federal judge awarded Amazon $6 million in damages and granted a broad domain transfer request, targeting registrars and registries.

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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I always try to pay for my media in whatever way supports the creators the best.

But if Amazon won't sell the format I'm buying, I'll gladly pay someone who will. And laws made by Amazon soley for Amazon's benefit do not obligate me to become some kind of detective when I buy a DVD.

So sure, no one should force Amazon to produce DVDs, but Amazon shouldn't be able to stop others from producing what they refuse to produce. There's already laws about abandoned products that could be applied.

This is just Amazon using their money to be a bully.

This whole thing wouldn't be an issue if copyright was a reasonable length, like 5 years.