I am subscribed to a recorded training course that I paid for, so the videos should belong to me. However, the course founder does not allow anyone to download the videos to their phone. I requested permission to do so because the internet is available in the morning but weak at night. I need to download the videos to watch them at night, and I believe I have the right to do so since the course is mine, and I can watch and save it whenever I want. Is this my right? Note that the course is not temporary ownership, and the videos are stored on their private site, but I want to download them to my phone and will not let anyone else watch them with me since they need to subscribe to the founder's course.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
Your subscription to the course does not mean that you own the videos; it means you have the opportunity to benefit from what is available in the course. This is similar to someone who subscribes to a library of books; they are allowed to benefit from the books within the library, but that does not mean they own the books.
Yes, there is a discussion about the right concerning the non-distribution of these lessons and lectures, and the correct view is that the founder's consent or lack thereof has no effect except within the framework of laws that regulate the rights of authors and publishers, which must be endorsed by the legitimate authority.
It should be noted that His Eminence does not permit violating the laws mentioned that are followed in Islamic countries.
Moreover, it is not permissible to act in a way that would infringe upon his property, such as if the lecture were recorded on a disk owned by the lecturer, for example.
However, if there is a condition between you and the owner of the clips in the contract between you, you must adhere to that condition.
Source: Official website: 1, 2, 3.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
Your subscription to the course does not mean that you own the videos; it means you have the opportunity to benefit from what is available in the course. This is similar to someone who subscribes to a library of books; they are allowed to benefit from the books within the library, but that does not mean they own the books.
Yes, there is a discussion about the right concerning the non-distribution of these lessons and lectures, and the correct view is that it is obligatory to refrain from using intellectual products without the permission of their owners or knowledge of their consent, even in the case presented in the question.
However, if there is a condition between you and the owner of the clips in the contract between you, you must adhere to that condition.
Source: Special Inquiry
May you be successful in all good.