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[-] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 year ago

DRM is already applied for certain content in websites such as Netflix, etc, and it makes it waaaay harder to bypass.

For example, Netflix (and the others) use DRM to block Linux computers from higher quality content. Why? I guess "hackers" and "think of the children". Truth is... content is already pirated from the second it gets released on any of these platforms... so they are not really fixing anything... I guess they really want you to use a tracking OS.

Imagine this kind of system but for an entire website. Big companies imposing their devices and software as the only way to access a website... which is really just HTML and Javascript files, entirely platform agnostic... but who cares? They are struggling for money so they are squeezing every little possibility.

[-] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Amazon too, Went freaking nuts trying to figure out why I couldnt watch any of my shit above like 180p quality on amazon. until I found out they intentionally and maliciously degrade the quality on non-windows machines.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

How the fuck is that even legal?

[-] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This abomination is generally the answer to any DRM related fuckery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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