Just tried this, expecting it to function like an electron app. Did not expect it to pop open a node console and start to force install Chrome. It'd be nice to use this without being forced to install Chrome. Maybe see if there's a way to use Firefox or at least Brave instead of Chrome
> Under the new regulations, only the individual who purchased the original copy of the work, and not others such as a friend or family, is legally allowed to copy it.
Those are the new regulations that were stopped by this court case.
The government said that this type of copying would have minimal impact on the rights-holders. Those rights holders disagreed, went to court, and won, and so now format shifting is not legal.
It's long and complex. The first few paras are a good introduction.
EDIT:Genuinely baffled that this link to a primary source has been downvoted.
Currently, because of this case it's not lawful to format shift. I'm not saying that I think this is a good thing; I'm describing the law as it is in England.
Using the Guardian sources linked above:
> The high court has quashed regulations introduced by the government to allow members of the public to lawfully copy CDs and other copyright material bought for their own private use.
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> On Friday, in a further decision, he said: “It is clear that I should quash the regulations. I make clear this covers the entirety of the regulations and all the rights and obligations contained therein.”
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> The changes had come into force last October under the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014. Prior to 1 October, it was unlawful, for example, to “rip” or copy the contents of a CD on to a laptop, smartphone or MP3 player for personal use, although the format-shifting activity had become commonplace. The regulations introduced an exception into UK copyright law permitting the making of personal copies, as long as they were only for private use.
The law said format shifting was unlawful. The government introduced regulations to make format shifting lawful, but they didn't include mechanism to pay the rights holders. The judge ruled against the government, those new regulations were quashed, and format shifting became unlawful again.
Or, most 'regular' users will switch to Chrome because reCAPTCHAs work better in that browser. Firefox needs to make sure they're not going to ruin the user experience by breaking sites like this
Volt looks fantastic, but I doubt their roadmap. When it was first posted a few months ago they had Discord/Telegram set to launch within a month. Seems like the story hasn't changed. I highly doubt they'll be able to add all these integrations by the end of March.
That being said. I like what they're doing and I'm happy to be proven wrong
This is a US-only test. You’re only supposed to get the link through an offer inside Firefox. Direct access to the website just redirects if you’re outside the US at the moment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzstaffel