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Would there be more piracy of online video had no DRM? It only takes one person to try hard enough to rip a video and put it on a torrent. Conversely, I don't t
by supergreg 10y ago
Would there be more piracy of online video had no DRM? It only takes one person to try hard enough to rip a video and put it on a torrent. Conversely, I don't think removing DRM would increase viewers (not that many would not watch a movie they want to see due to their thoughts about DRM), but at least the providers could save a bit of money without it.
- AnthonyMouse 10y ago> Conversely, I don't think removing DRM would increase viewers (not that many would not watch a movie they want to see due to their thoughts about DRM) My TV provider recently "upgraded" the interface on their set top boxes to one that is so slow and poorly laid out that I've just stopped watching two premium channel shows because it now takes five minutes to navigate to the point that I can watch anything, and am going to stop subscribing to those channels. This is DRM costing them viewers and money.
- duaneb 10y agoI do think removing DRM would increase viewers in the long term: the data has always been the valuable part, and opening it allows innovation in interface, suggestions, and integrations. Unfortunately, it seems like netflix's desire to open their catalogue at all decreases year after year. Their competitors are even worse in this respect.