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On the other hand, the rise of longform independent games and film journalism/criticism on YouTube has filled the gap pretty well. The other aspects of DVDs, t

On the other hand, the rise of longform independent games and film journalism/criticism on YouTube has filled the gap pretty well. The other aspects of DVDs, the materialism/commercialism, DRM, I don't miss. My ideal consumption format is a fucking file.

cubefox 2y ago
I'm pretty sure DVDs didn't have any DRM. Netflix & Co do.
- mkesper 2y ago
  Pretty sure they have. It's just been broken long ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS
  - cubefox 2y ago
    I thought this form of copy protection doesn't count as DRM. Not sure on the definition of DRM though.
    - Symbiote 2y ago
      The Wikipedia article would tell you.
      - cubefox 2y ago
        It didn't
    - freeAgent 2y ago
      It is DRM, it was just cracked a long time ago and they couldn’t apply a fix since the discs and players aren’t internet-connected or meant to be patched.