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- GregorGizeh ( @GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip ) 29•10 months ago
I mean, they could simply provide all content, in one convenient place, for a reasonable price, and on release.
- thebuoyancyofcitrus ( @thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org ) 3•10 months ago
But would it disappear someday without warning? I’m not one to do a lot of pirating but the times I’m most tempted to take up the habit are when things that were supposed to be “purchased” just disappear and there’s nothing customers can do about it…or when I see some crazy anti-pirating argument. The urge to do it out of spite is real.
- apis ( @apis@beehaw.org ) English2•10 months ago
Depends whether or not they hide some code to give them the option to remote disable your files after you’ve downloaded them, and if they to restrict your ability to create backup copies & play your files on devices you own.
There’s no reason why they couldn’t make stuff available in ways which buyers could feel confident in.
- thebuoyancyofcitrus ( @thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org ) 2•10 months ago
I’ve definitely appreciated when certain cool, open minded creators have released content DRM free but they are going against the grain of the big money platforms. But, I agree, like many things that would make the world a little cooler, there’s no concrete reason it couldn’t be done.
- apis ( @apis@beehaw.org ) English3•9 months ago
Likely going to have to be forced on the industry, by some mix of piracy, legislation, reality & artists’ choices.
Meantime, convenience has considerable sway. For the generations for whom music was expensive & awkward to acquire (& who have the most disposable income now to spend on music as well as the most faith in companies), this still seems easier than pushing back.
- RobotToaster ( @RobotToaster@mander.xyz ) 12•10 months ago
Who would have thought people don’t like being threatened?
- shiveyarbles ( @shiveyarbles@beehaw.org ) 11•10 months ago
The only logical conclusion… a pro piracy message. Yarrrrrr
- Letstakealook ( @Letstakealook@lemm.ee ) 9•10 months ago
As a man, I support this message.
- xep ( @xep@kbin.social ) 5•10 months ago
It’s strange that we’ve put so much work into DRM and yet piracy persists. Surely by now the technology would’ve eliminated pirates. Almost as if…
- sadreality ( @sadreality@kbin.social ) 3•10 months ago
This is us v them issue…
If these clowns think I will pay for some shiti teevee while having to pay rent and food when i can get teeveet for free… they are about to find out what discretionary spending means and there is nothing they can do about it.
If they thought shiti PR would change that, these people really dumber than we thought.
- octoblade ( @octoblade@lemmynsfw.com ) 1•10 months ago
The best part is that pirates don’t need to sit through the bullshit anti piracy messages