My phone can’t play BluRay disks.
My computer can’t natively play BluRay disks.
My iPad can’t play them.
My only option is to pay for yet another HDMI device because of BluRay’s DRM and sit down in front of a TV that I may not actually even own. That’s both an additional waste of money and inconvient compared to watching an episode on my phone during lunch.
Or I can use software to crack the DRM and rip the disk to video files, which is a violation of the DMCA and brings us right back to being illegal.
Fuck streaming services, but also fuck DRM-encumbered pieces of plastic and foil. I’ll buy the movie on a subscription-free service as a token gesture and pirate it.
My phone can’t play BluRay disks.
My computer can’t natively play BluRay disks.
My iPad can’t play them.
My only option is to pay for yet another HDMI device because of BluRay’s DRM and sit down in front of a TV that I may not actually even own. That’s both an additional waste of money and inconvient compared to watching an episode on my phone during lunch.
Or I can use software to crack the DRM and rip the disk to video files, which is a violation of the DMCA and brings us right back to being illegal.
Fuck streaming services, but also fuck DRM-encumbered pieces of plastic and foil. I’ll buy the movie on a subscription-free service as a token gesture and pirate it.