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This is my small rant against the 'features' that big streaming services provided vis a vis the convenience of pirating the same thing.

I have a mobile data connection only where the carrier offers me free data for six hours post midnight. I can queue torrents on my phone(Yes, I torrent mainly on phone via Flud for Android) for downloading at night; then transfer the downloaded files to my laptop much later for viewing on a slightly larger screen. I couldn't have done the same with say, Amazon Prime Video. Even if I could get these streaming services to queue at certain time, due to DRM restrictions, the content would only remain playable on phone.

I know, my use case, is very unique and niche since most folks probably already have access to fast broadband networks. But Atleast, piracy, hasn't let go of my hand even for such use cases. I appreciate it.

Also, I am not sure Amazon Prime Video even goes above 720p on Firefox for Linux due to Widevine certification thing; the last time I tried I was running into issues, hence, I stopped bothering with it.

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[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 57 points 7 months ago

I know, my use case, is very unique and niche

It's not. It's as simple as "download and watch", but thanks to DRM you can't simply do it. Then pirating is the only way for you.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 10 points 7 months ago

I concur. Streaming isn't an option for everybody. Paid services removing the option to download thus force all those people who can't stream, to pirate. They create the problem and provide no legal solution 🤷

[-] Uiop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

What Piracy isnt legal?

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