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> Is there a more moral alternative to Netflix and Spotify? Yes. If I had to rank the options in order of morality, they would go like this: Buy DRM free conte
by wz1000 8y ago
> Is there a more moral alternative to Netflix and Spotify?
Yes. If I had to rank the options in order of morality, they would go like this: Buy DRM free content > Abstain from consuming content > Pirate the content >>> Pay for DRMed content.
Supporting DRM means supporting a world where you have to pay rent and seek permission from corporate overlords to use your own devices in the way you wish.
- AnthonBerg 8y agoWhere would “Pirate the content” lie if pirated content had advertising value which in itself led to sales? And what if those sales were DRMed content?
- enjo 8y agoMy moral system is very different. I see no problem (at all) with paying for DRMed content. "Supporting DRM means supporting a world where you have to pay rent and seek permission from corporate overlords to use your own devices in the way you wish" No. It means paying content creators for access to their content on my device. I'm using my device however I like, I just don't get access to the hard work of others on exactly my terms all of the time. And that's ok.
- tomrod 8y agoNot disagreeing with your points here, just pointing out that artists don't always get paid that much from platforms that host them. The platforms in effect suck away the network effect benefits and then some.