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Maybe the "rights holders" should invent the technology and let streaming services use it. That way the "rights holders" are on the hook for piracy.
by lkxijlewlf 5y ago
Maybe the "rights holders" should invent the technology and let streaming services use it. That way the "rights holders" are on the hook for piracy.
- webmaven 5y ago> Maybe the "rights holders" should invent the technology and let streaming services use it. That's exactly what they have done before (eg. region-locked DVD players, Selectable Output Control[0], Macrovision, HDCP, etc.[1]), and all it has ever done is cause pain and confusion to consumers ("Why does my DVD player not work when I hook it to the TV through the VCR, or vice versa?"), with nary a blip in piracy rates. > That way the "rights holders" are on the hook for piracy. That's wishful thinking. The rights-holding media companies are never responsible[2], that burden falls solely on "implementors". [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectable_Output_Control https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selectable_Output_Control [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Compact_Disc_and_DVD_copy_protection_schemes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Compact_Disc_and_DVD... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Copy_Control_Association https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Copy_Control_Association