[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/streaming-rubbish-era-dvds-platform-paywallhttps://DefectiveByDesign.org
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[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/streaming-rubbish-era-dvds-platform-paywall
https://DefectiveByDesign.orgIn the mainstream press, even criticism of streaming platforms takes for granted that they are entitled to the power to control what you can do with a recording, and thus reinforces that assumption. Here's an example. Once you recognize that that power is based on Digital Restrictions Management, which means using nonfree software to control what users can
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[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/streaming-rubbish-era-dvds-platform-paywall
https://DefectiveByDesign.orgIn the mainstream press, even criticism of streaming platforms takes for granted that they are entitled to the power to control what you can do with a recording, and thus reinforces that assumption. Here's an example. Once you recognize that that power is based on Digital Restrictions Management, which means using nonfree software to control what users can
@rms crikey, there's a lot of whinging in that article.
What's wrong with a 3h film?
Cinemas aren't helping themselves though - our local Odeon fleeces you £18 for a ticket unless you opt for their monthly subscription. Sod that - there aren't enough good films released regularly for that to be worth it.
Streaming can be annoying though, I do admit....
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