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"A DRM-free subscription service would immediately lead to a ripper tool that would download everything in one month" Why would anyone bother doing that when t
by weavejester 13y ago
"A DRM-free subscription service would immediately lead to a ripper tool that would download everything in one month"
Why would anyone bother doing that when they could just download what they wanted over bittorrent?
- giovannibajo1 13y agothey would bother because it's not easy for rippers to get eg HD video rips before the bluray version of the movie is out. So at the very least, it's making rippers' work much easier, and it brings the date when HD content is available on torrent from "whenever bluray is released" to "whenever it is available for streaming", which we are all crossing finger to become "when it is released in theaters".
- weavejester 13y agoWhatever gives you that idea? HD rips usually show up a few hours after an episode first airs.
- cdcarter 13y agoMovies are a much different story.
- weavejester 13y agoWhy is a video stream featuring a movie different from a video stream featuring a TV show?
- cdcarter 13y agoEarly movie rips tend not to be in HD, as many exhibition leaks are still standard definition. It takes longer for an HD rip to appear for movies.
- weavejester 13y agoAnd how does that factor into whether Netflix should use DRM or not?