[mmlkrx]

Right on the homepage it says "Kodi brings your media to life".

Apart from piracy, what are legal ways to acquire my own media? When I can't find something on Netflix or Amazon Prime, I typically just buy it on Amazon but Amazon doesn't provide me with a video file. Are there any places I can buy digital media that allow me to download and manage my own media files?

[lvass]

It's just so convenient to backup your physical media and use Kodi to play it. It's 100% legal, I swear I ripped it myself and just happened to lose the original disks.

[Mindwipe]

> It's 100% legal

In some territories.

Though I would note breaking DRM to format shift content isn't legal in basically any functioning country in the world.

[JohnWhigham]

Spend $30 on vastly overpriced Blu-Ray discs to get the "digital edition"

[knoopx]

people used to buy CD/DVD/BR and rip them. nowadays it's easier and faster to download from somewhere.

[knoopx]

I use plex and only archive music because my collection is rare and will degrade over time (vinyl). not owning the media is what prevents me from using these services too (apart from the lack of catalog). fortunately there's bandcamp and some other sites that understand the rights of the consumer. btw plex + plexamp is fantastic

[globular-toast]

Rip your own Blu-rays.