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Different kind of geek. There is the film buff geek and there is the burn-your-DRMbra computer geek, and while there is some crossover the Venn diagram is far
by chakalakasp 10y ago
Different kind of geek. There is the film buff geek and there is the burn-your-DRMbra computer geek, and while there is some crossover the Venn diagram is far from a total eclipse.
- shmerl 10y agoGOG tried to cater for both. But the effort was stalled by retarded paranoia of control freaks. https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree_movies/post499 https://www.gog.com/forum/general/introducing_gogcom_drmfree...
- shakna 10y agoTwo years on... No one wants to be the first. This is depressing - because it has the exact flexibility that so many people want. For example, one of the first questions I get asked when introducing an older person to Netflix is, "Can I play it on X?" Sure, if it can run the app. Oh, just a TV? Let me get you Y hardware so it will.
- shmerl 10y agoYet, pirates provide this flexibility of DRM-free films for years already. So not competing with them is simply dumb as anyone understands. This "no one wants to be first" just doesn't make any logical sense, since they aren't first by any means - they are very late. As you can see from that story, even studio execs admit all that. But their lawyers just can't admit how dumb this is. It's some kind of mind sickness of those who are obsessed with control.
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- sroerick 10y agoI think the crossover part of the diagram pretty much consists of Creative-Commons film producers, who are few and far between.