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Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
I don't care if you've seen ROTS 57 times and paid each time, if you download it and watch it without paying for that viewing, you are stealing. When you buy a DVD, you buy the right to watch it as many times as you like. When you buy a movie ticket, they print the time and that is the only time you are given the right to watch the film for the money you paid.
Can I transfer the license puchased when I bought the dvd to someone else? Most computer software is non-transferrable. For example, person A buys a copy of....Halo for PC and install it on their machine. They then decide they don't like it and uninstall it. Technically speaking, they cannot give the software to their friend. However, if they do, and keeping in mind that they did uninstall it prior to giving it away, should they be prosecuted? I'm not sure how it works with movie licensing. You can go crazy deciding what's legal and illega, right and wrongl. I for one believe that making a movie available online to millions of people does result in lost revenue for the studios. Do I believe giving a movie to a friend after I've watched it is illegal? Probably...immoral? Not even close...