No worries. I already acknowledged that ripping or piracy were probably simpler.
For me, it’ll be a little more convenient to do the downloads than to spend time ripping. I’d have to go to the room with my computer that has a drive. Downloading I can do with my laptop anywhere.
I’ve been meaning to get better acquainted with yt-dlp’s settings for use all over the web, and the April deadline put on pressure to learn sooner rather than later.
And, although the disc version is undoubtedly better, the archivist in me also wants the digital copy version as it was available.
For others, they may not have a disc version at all and want to backup their purchases.