The "saving" part is the gray area. It's fair use because it removes the DRM which locks us into one operating system. What if we want to rent movies on Linux instantly? Why can't we? What do they have against Linux?
I see your point, it's not fair to save them and keep them, but it is fair to strip the movies of their DRM so that they can be watched on any device, player, etc... until the time is up on the rent, that is.
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The "saving" part is the gray area. It's fair use because it removes the DRM which locks us into one operating system. What if we want to rent movies on Linux instantly? Why can't we? What do they have against Linux?
I see your point, it's not fair to save them and keep them, but it is fair to strip the movies of their DRM so that they can be watched on any device, player, etc... until the time is up on the rent, that is.