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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Vent@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Title is somewhat misleading. It's not for anything video-related. It's for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.

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[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Most people use the service for perfectly legitimate purposes. On the fringes, however, some users abuse the software to share pirate libraries publicly, a considerable thorn in the side for rightsholders.

I've been using it for over a decade and I don't know single person that uses it for "perfectly legitimate purposes" (assuming they mean "not for pirated content, considering the next sentence). There's no reason to use Plex as a front end for all other streaming services.

[-] crit@links.hackliberty.org 26 points 1 year ago

Backing up your own physical media is a legitimate and legal privilege though

[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely, it's just a huge pain in the ass, I did it when I started out back in the late 2000s and didn't have access to any good torrent sites and my college blocked torrents anyway.

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