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cahutchins t1_ixkcoe9 wrote

Dogma is not available on any streaming platforms, you can't even buy a streaming copy on Amazon. Even the blu-ray release is out of print and can only be bought for a premium on the secondary market.

The reason is that Harvey Weinstein personally owns the distribution rights to the movie, allowed all of the distribution deals to lapse, and hasn't accepted Kevin Smith's offers to buy back the rights.

So I would say that it is entirely ethical to pirate this movie by any means necessary.

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FlokiTrainer t1_ixkqm6m wrote

I just saw Clerks III recently with a Q&A with Kevin Smith after the screening. When asked about Dogma, Smith basically said Weinstein is being a dick about the rights to maintain a sliver of his old life in Hollywood. Go watch it on YouTube for free. Even Kevin Smith okays pirating it.

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Particular_Track_365 t1_ixlq2n6 wrote

I watched Dogma on opening weekend.

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darkendvoid t1_ixmn98p wrote

It's been a long time since I've read up on DMCA but isn't there an exemption clause about media that's never been distributed in the US or is no longer available for purchase on any medium?

I thought I remember that's how the old fan sub groups stayed out of legal trouble until localized copies were made available for purchase.

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WA_craft_beer t1_ixncu3k wrote

I bought a Blu-ray copy for $80 a while back. Totally worth it.

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Spawn256 t1_ixnmdj8 wrote

Thank you for explaining what's going on.

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