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Copyright - A Copied Film

Question

Is it permissible to watch a film for women that was previously screened in community centers, but was distributed without permission and is being passed between people on a USB flash drive?

Answer

Hello and blessings 

The ruling of our teacher Rabbi Amram Fried shlita is that a film that is still being sold by the producer may not be watched without payment, even though it is being distributed among people unlawfully. 

Answered 29 September 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

The ruling of our teacher Rabbi Amram Fried shlita

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