tl;dr; DRM significantly reduces the value of a product like a Blu-ray disc. For a long time I never bought a single Blu-ray. Then MakeMKV made it super easy t

tl;dr; DRM significantly reduces the value of a product like a Blu-ray disc. For a long time I never bought a single Blu-ray. Then MakeMKV made it super easy to rip Blu-rays. Now I've bought dozens of Blu-rays. I haven't 'played' a single disc, but my home server has optimally compressed versions of all of them. The discs are in a box in the attic in case I ever need them in the future.