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What can I do that isn't illegal? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Quark__Soup@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Hi everyone,

I'm starting my self hosting journey and have run into a snag. I just took a job where I need to get govt security clearance and take polygraphs etc, so I cannot engage in piracy.

What that means in practice is actually abiding the ToS for all my media, so I cannot rip DVDs, I cannot capture streams (I believe including YouTube channels because they're copyrighted and YT ToS but please correct me if I'm wrong because that would be amazing).

What I've done so far:

There is legal precedent to rip CDs and digitize books for personal consumption, and I have also begun buying albums I want from Amazon Music (they let you download the mp3 files directly instead of a Spotify/YT Music system).

  • I am going to be hosting immich for my Google Photos replacement

  • I don't know the best service for a YT Music/Spotify replacement, but maybe Jellyfin of nothing else.

  • I want to have a digital movie library.

So there's the rub. How can I have a digital movie library without ripping DVDs? It is an unauthorized reproduction and although nobody is prosecuted, it is illegal and I'd have to disclose that.

Any advice is welcome, and I'd love to hear conversation about this.

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[โ€“] redoubt515@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

> so I cannot rip DVDs, I cannot capture streams

Would any government job with a serious enough mission to require polygraphs and security clearances actually care about this kind of kindergarten illegality.

Seems like the digital equivalent of jaywalking or rolling a stop sign. Are they also going to check up and make sure you have never burned a CD in your life, or shared a Netflix password?

[โ€“] DicerosAK@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I say fess up and let them decide if they want to delve into the details of your understanding of fair use vs spending expensive polygraph time asking you about important stuff like personal debt or or foreign contacts.