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Back a few years ago when I was a Protestant I have some movies that have been copied…when I joined the Church I confessed to the stealing of the movies I copied illegally.

I haven’t copied movies since my first confession but I still have possession of some of these…I feel like the keeping of these movies could be morally wrong as well…

Ideas?
 
Magnavox said:
Back a few years ago when I was a Protestant I have some movies that have been copied…when I joined the Church I confessed to the stealing of the movies I copied illegally.

I haven’t copied movies since my first confession but I still have possession of some of these…I feel like the keeping of these movies could be morally wrong as well…

Ideas?
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Damage them in some way and throw them out.

God bless,
Ed
 
I agree.

If they’re DVDs, use them as Frisbees until they break, or just cut through them with scissors. If VHS, rip out the tape and use it to tie garbage bags. 🙂

For reference, here is a CA Apologist’s take on the issue.
 
Okay, I appreciate your replies. I will do this, because I was just thinking it didn’t feel right for me to say I stole something and then just keep it…

Thanks again. God Bless.
 
Cat_Herder said:
I agree.

If they’re DVDs, use them as Frisbees until they break, or just cut through them with scissors. If VHS, rip out the tape and use it to tie garbage bags. 🙂

For reference, here is a CA Apologist’s take on the issue.
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Interesting how she doesn’t explicitly state that this is something of grave matter.
 
Just keep them for now.

As someone has said ealier, use them till they break or just throw them away other than leaving them to rot to waste.

I used to own a lot but I agree that it was illegal and wrong to own such things (not the mention such bad quality 🤷) so thats why I couldn’t be bothered even copying or downloading these things when they take up my free time everyday when there are many more things in the outside world that I could be doing.
 
This is marginally related to this topic, but I will throw it in there anyways…

Movie companies allow us to make a digital copy of any movie we have purchased since DVDs are easily ruined. However, if you borrowed your neighbor’s purchased VHS or DVD movie and made your own copy you should get rid of it because that is a form of piracy. The Feds could prosecute, though they are more interested in the bigger operations selling copies at flea markets.
 
dconklin said:
This is marginally related to this topic, but I will throw it in there anyways…

Movie companies allow us to make a digital copy of any movie we have purchased since DVDs are easily ruined. However, if you borrowed your neighbor’s purchased VHS or DVD movie and made your own copy you should get rid of it because that is a form of piracy. The Feds could prosecute, though they are more interested in the bigger operations selling copies at flea markets.
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And what about the FBI Warning that appears on the DVD that forbids copying? This is a legal and moral issue. It doesn’t matter if bigger crimes are happening elsewhere.

God bless,
Ed
 
edwest2 said:
And what about the FBI Warning that appears on the DVD that forbids copying? This is a legal and moral issue. It doesn’t matter if bigger crimes are happening elsewhere.

God bless,
Ed
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From what I understand the FBI and movie companies don’t get bent out of shape if you copy from the TV what they go after the people that copy and sell them.
They can always put anti-pirating on the VHS or DVD.
 
Unless I’m gravely mistaken, American copyright laws allow a person to make one copy of any piece of copyrighted matter for one’s own personal use.

At the University Library, we were allowed to make A copy of book pages, magazine articles, peer reviewed papers, and the like for our own personal use. In theory, each person had to make his own single copy, even if a dozen people were using the same material, each student had to make his own copy… one student couldn’t make a dozen copies to distribute to the class.

I’m not sure if (or how) this would relate to the copying of movies, though. Most DVD’s are copy-protected now, so unless a person is a whiz at finagling, the point is pretty much moot.
 
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