While that's true, it glosses over the battle to make DVDs convenient. Hollywood did not want them to be convenient, they wanted them region-locked and unrippab

While that's true, it glosses over the battle to make DVDs convenient. Hollywood did not want them to be convenient, they wanted them region-locked and unrippable, and spent a fortune prosecuting anyone who thought otherwise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS We have Derek Fawcus, "mdx", "DVD Jon" et al to thank for making DVDs worthwhile.