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> which is essential for viewing some DRM content such as Netflix Are you complaining that Netflix doesn't want people to pirate content, content they might ha

> which is essential for viewing some DRM content such as Netflix Are you complaining that Netflix doesn't want people to pirate content, content they might have licensed from 3rd parties which contractually bind them to not let being pirated? This + is the development/resources/cost of serving such few people on FreeBSD even worth it. Note: I'm a huge FreeBSD fan. But consider this totally understandable on Netflix part.

somehnguy 4y ago
But it doesn’t prevent it from being pirated at all. You can get any Netflix release you want within minutes of release on any torrent site. Sometimes before the official release even. It just makes normal people jump through hoops to watch the things they are trying to pay for. That’s a DRM issue in general though, I acknowledge this isn’t just a Netflix thing.
- seanw444 4y ago
  And I will stick to getting it that way for as long as DRM exists on the given platform. I'll still pay for the subscription, but I'm handling the data my way.
  - KronisLV 4y ago
    > I'll still pay for the subscription, but I'm handling the data my way. Huh, that's an interesting take. I feel like something similar might end up being what you need to do with certain video games as well. For example, I bought Grand Theft Auto IV as a boxed copy back when it came out (though most of my games are digital now). The problem is that the game expects Games For Windows Live to be present, which is now deprecated and some folks out there can't even launch the game anymore. It's pretty obvious what one of the solutions here is.
  - webmobdev 4y ago
    Me too. Especially because these same DRM will soon be used to uniquely identify and profile you when these streamers also become an ad platform.
    - judge2020 4y ago
      What does DRM have to do with this? They'll connect what you watch on Peacock with what you watch on Netflix on your computer? Do you have a reference?
      - webmobdev 4y ago
        DRM can be used to uniquely identify your device. An example of using DRM for tracking in Android: > When a device uses DRM for the first time, a device provisioning occurs, which means that the device will obtain a unique certificate and it will be stored in the DRM service of the device ... This provisioning profile has a unique ID, and you can obtain it with a simple call. This ID is not only the same on all apps, but also it is the same for all users of the device. So a guest account, for example, will also obtain the same ID, as opposed to the ANDROID_ID. Source: https://beltran.work/blog/2018-03-27-device-unique-id-android/ https://beltran.work/blog/2018-03-27-device-unique-id-androi...
Thaxll 4y ago
DRM makes 0 sense since you can get any content using torrents in 2min. It's not protecting anything, as a matter of fact it's just making people download more since it's a painful experience. For example on Windows with Chrome you only get 720p playback for Netflix, complete nonsense.
- mschuster91 4y ago
  Yeah, but tell that to braindead content license owners.
- googlryas 4y ago
  Sure, but if there was no drm, there would probably just be a chrome extension you could install and rip/share content more readily than via BitTorrent. I don't like it, but there is some logic to it. For business types, it isn't merely the existence of ripped copies, but the ease of creating and spreading them.

somehnguy 4y ago

But it doesn’t prevent it from being pirated at all. You can get any Netflix release you want within minutes of release on any torrent site. Sometimes before the official release even. It just makes normal people jump through hoops to watch the things they are trying to pay for. That’s a DRM issue in general though, I acknowledge this isn’t just a Netflix thing.

seanw444 4y ago
And I will stick to getting it that way for as long as DRM exists on the given platform. I'll still pay for the subscription, but I'm handling the data my way.
- KronisLV 4y ago
  > I'll still pay for the subscription, but I'm handling the data my way. Huh, that's an interesting take. I feel like something similar might end up being what you need to do with certain video games as well. For example, I bought Grand Theft Auto IV as a boxed copy back when it came out (though most of my games are digital now). The problem is that the game expects Games For Windows Live to be present, which is now deprecated and some folks out there can't even launch the game anymore. It's pretty obvious what one of the solutions here is.
- webmobdev 4y ago
  Me too. Especially because these same DRM will soon be used to uniquely identify and profile you when these streamers also become an ad platform.
  - judge2020 4y ago
    What does DRM have to do with this? They'll connect what you watch on Peacock with what you watch on Netflix on your computer? Do you have a reference?
    - webmobdev 4y ago
      DRM can be used to uniquely identify your device. An example of using DRM for tracking in Android: > When a device uses DRM for the first time, a device provisioning occurs, which means that the device will obtain a unique certificate and it will be stored in the DRM service of the device ... This provisioning profile has a unique ID, and you can obtain it with a simple call. This ID is not only the same on all apps, but also it is the same for all users of the device. So a guest account, for example, will also obtain the same ID, as opposed to the ANDROID_ID. Source: https://beltran.work/blog/2018-03-27-device-unique-id-android/ https://beltran.work/blog/2018-03-27-device-unique-id-androi...

Thaxll 4y ago

DRM makes 0 sense since you can get any content using torrents in 2min. It's not protecting anything, as a matter of fact it's just making people download more since it's a painful experience. For example on Windows with Chrome you only get 720p playback for Netflix, complete nonsense.

mschuster91 4y ago
Yeah, but tell that to braindead content license owners.
googlryas 4y ago
Sure, but if there was no drm, there would probably just be a chrome extension you could install and rip/share content more readily than via BitTorrent. I don't like it, but there is some logic to it. For business types, it isn't merely the existence of ripped copies, but the ease of creating and spreading them.