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This article claims that Netflix is malware. I don’t have an opinion about Netflix, but would like to hear why someone considers it malware.
by elamje 7y ago
This article claims that Netflix is malware. I don’t have an opinion about Netflix, but would like to hear why someone considers it malware.
- favorited 7y agoI know Stallman hates Netflix because they use DRM, but I don't know what part makes it "malware."
- elamje 7y agoYeah, that makes sense why it’s in the article. As much as people hate DRM, I can’t see a way for Netflix to be offered for the same price and content selection if the users were able to own the content indefinitely. It seems like it would just devolve into the iTunes Store where you purchase each episode/movie. Am I misunderstanding what DRM accomplishes?
- favorited 7y agoThey could just stream unencrypted movies in the browser, but that would make it trivial for people to save copies of the stream, and no big film distributer would go for that. Even moves you buy from the iTunes Store have DRM so they only play on authorized devices (to keep one person from buying it, and giving all of their friends a copy).
- yoz-y 7y agoThe whole article takes the principle of charity in inverse and goes on a rant. I like the idea behind FSF but becoming a troll is not going to help them get much credibility.