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Originally Posted by Joshua.P
Your own attempt at self-justification is just as equally "ridiculous". Using your own apparent logic... should you not have bought the VHS again?
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No, what I need is a new VCR.
The tape was bought used--no benefit to the creators there. A tape is not available new--obviously--nor, as I said, is it available as a DVD. The avi file I downloaded came from a TV broadcast, apparent because of the logos, so it's not even as if the uploader distributed a commercial copy.
I do not see how what I did was any different from waiting some indeterminate amount of time for this rather unknown film to be on TV again, or borrowing a working VCR from someone to format shift. I took a shortcut, yes.
If this film is ever available on DVD, I'll eagerly order it.
So tell me, where is the crime, when I ended up with the same VHS plus a digital file, which is what I would have ended up with if my VCR had worked properly.