Preface: I personally don’t care if it’s legal or not, I’m gonna do it anyway. But, I wanted to pose the question here to people who are smarter than me to get your opinions. Plus, my partner is completely anti-piracy so I can only enjoy it by myself and it makes me kind of sad to do so. So it’d be nice to give them a reason to consider it. Also also, I am not knowledgeable enough to even know if this is a stupid question, so please be kind.
I saw an old post/comment chain that the stremio + rd + torrentio combo is “technically” legal in the states due to some workaround about distributing vs consuming. You’re also not downloading anything or torrenting anything. I know that on their own, Stremio and RD are perfectly legit sites. But adding Torrentio into the mix is where it gets the spicy flavor. Now that some years have passed and that post might be outdated, what are your thoughts now? Is there a case to be made in favor of this being legal?
It doesn’t matter what people on the internet think or what you think, it matters what your partner thinks. When you only get to enjoy it by yourself are you talking about watching or listening to something? If so, and your partner is implacable about piracy, then just treat the cost of buying or renting media the cost of a date night. It’s most likely worth it to enjoy those things together.
What does your partner dislike about piracy? There’s lots to be weirded out by, the internet culture exposure, often times the quality, the abnormalcy of the experience, the implication that you can’t afford to pay for media, just to name a few.
Talk to your partner and try to accommodate their concerns instead of asking the internet how to weasel your way past them.