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Originally Posted by Scootermuze
Then the torrent site owners should take the necessary steps to insure that the 'backups' are legit... If they can't mind their store properly, then they shouldn't have it open...
Copyright law says you are permitted to make one backup of the 'purchased' media.
When you join an adult site, you aren't purchasing media.. you're purchasing a membership. You can't back up a membership.
A membership that gives you the ability to view or download movies/videos, is not the same as purchasing those movies/videos.
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ok then explain the betamax ruling
tv was a subscription service at that time.
when i pay my cable bill today i am currently buying a subscription to tv shows. Which grants me the ability to view (watch tv) or download (record to vcr/pvr/tivo) if the law was actually written the way you are claiming then all of these saving technologies would be illegal. The supreme court ruled in favor of sony in the betamax case.
Change the law to match what you are saying restrict back up rights only to hard purchased media and you kill 365 billion dollars of the
2.2 trillion fair use marketplace