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Putting a Netflix show on DVD and selling it is absolutely illegal unless they have a distribution license provided by the copyright holder.
It would be legal after copyright expires (in the US, copyright exists for the lifespan of the author/creator + 70 years). Keep in mind that the US has stricter copyright laws than most of the rest of the world.
For other items, like physical functional items, reproductions are generally legal unless the item is patented. And it would still not be legal for the reproduction to also reproduce any registered names or trademarks associated with the original. Example: you could legally reproduce and sell knockoff Nike Air Jordans as long as you didnβt use the Nike swoosh or any likenesses of the copyrighted artwork. For items that are patented, or patent pending - making and selling reproductions is illegal - and for most patented items the reproduction doesnβt even have to be identical for it to be infringing, just replicating the functionality is probably infringing.
What is a repro
a reproduction of something that is made by an unofficial company or individual, it can range from video games, cards, movies, etc.
if there is a better way of saying this anybody feel free to jump in.
Sounds like that would be especially illegal.
If copying something to share for free is illegal then copying it for profit is definitely illegal and probably immoral.
that is good to know, i wonder how people even get away with it⦠or if there are safer alternatives?
You just make em and sell em. Just remember absolutely no one likes a narcβ¦
Sounds like scam to me.
im wondering that too, but the reviews are pretty good.
but are they legal to sell?
No they arenβt. Itβs just too much effort taking them down