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Why do companies put so much effort into DRM when a commonly available $20 device strips it away in real time? I don't want to steal streams, I just want my HD
by hathawsh 10y ago
Why do companies put so much effort into DRM when a commonly available $20 device strips it away in real time? I don't want to steal streams, I just want my HDMI devices to work together. This little gem strips HDCP so my old (but nice) receiver can talk to my newer projector:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F9LVXC https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F9LVXC
- Nexxxeh 10y agoA 4K HDR strip and capture rig is more expensive. But Netflix and Amazon Prime content still turns up pirated in 4K. But Netflix and Amazon can be seen to be doing "everything they can to prevent piracy!"
- MBCook 10y agoBecause a ton of people are honest and want to pay for content, and don't want to try that hard to pirate it. Even a small hurdle is enough to keep them on the straight and narrow. I'm quite willing to pay for content, I'll even go out of my way to find a way to do it sometimes. The few times I've looked into piracy in the last few years it's such a thorny mess that I'm quite happy to try and find a legal way to view. If there isn't one? I probably just won't watch it. I don't want to dig into that giant hornets nest of a mess.