How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?
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Re: How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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You don't. It would be a violation of their terms of service anyway.
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Not a violation of Terms of Use if a member of Prime, which allows for repeat viewings.
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Re: How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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They give you a license to view the content from their service only, not to re-encode it or remove drm.
Discussion of violating TOS or DRM is not permitted on this forum.
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Re: How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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You mean like a BluRay license, which only gives you a license to view the content from their disc only, not to re-encode it or remove drm?

Is discussion of transcoding BluRay or installing VLC for ripping permitted on this forum?
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Re: How to use Handbrake with Amazon Instant Streaming?

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Transcoding a bluray may or may not be illegal and will vary from country to country and the content itself.


This isn't up for debate. You can't do it, end of story.
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