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Originally Posted by HarryT
But you're not buying streamed content - you're just buying access to a service. I agree that it's sensible to keep a local copy of things like eBooks, but I strongly disagree that it's OK to make a copy of material from a streaming service; if you want a permanent copy for yourself, buy the DVD.
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Normally that would be quite fair enough, Harry. I'm not advocating people make unauthorised copies from a streaming service. The incident being talked about in this thread is where the content has been purchased from Amazon, in this case a complete season of Supernatural. In these circumstances Amazon itself contemplates such download. The relevant part of their terms, as extracted above, is:
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You may download and store your own copy of Purchased Digital Content on a Compatible Device authorized for such download so that you can view that Purchased Digital Content if it becomes unavailable for further download or streaming from the Service.
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And further:
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Downloading and Risk of Loss. If you plan to download Digital Content that you purchase or rent, we encourage you to do so promptly after your purchase or rental. If you are unable to complete a download after having reviewed our online help resources, please contact Amazon customer service. Once you purchase or rent Digital Content and we make the Digital Content available to you, you are responsible for completing the download, if you choose to download, and for all risk of loss of the Digital Content.
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