--- title: The Digital Movie Legal Trap | daily.dev description: A discussion on the ethics of downloading pirated copies of films you've already legally purchased digitally. The author argues that if a platform like Amazon... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-digital-movie-legal-trap-v4uxaq21x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Digital Movie Legal Trap | daily.dev og:description: A discussion on the ethics of downloading pirated copies of films you've already legally purchased digitally. 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