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I never understood who this is protecting the data from. I can pirate 4K Blu-Ray MKVs that are quality wise indistinguishable from a blu-ray disc. I'd often rat
by dtx1 4y ago
I never understood who this is protecting the data from. I can pirate 4K Blu-Ray MKVs that are quality wise indistinguishable from a blu-ray disc. I'd often rather buy the discs to get movies and tv shows in archival quality without paying for even more storage but it always seems way more complicated to get that to run right.
- layer8 4y agoIt’s to prevent the general public from copying everything en masse, like people did in the VHS and audio cassette days. Now it’s only enthusiasts who are willing to jump through the hoops it takes. Of course, the general public also largely doesn’t buy physical media anymore.