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My not-so-funny story is: about a decade or so ago I had an Xbox with a blu-ray drive. I wanted to watch one of my discs on it, but couldn’t because the Microsoft DRM servers were down.

The end.

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circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The irony is that some folks probably skipped Blu-Ray on purpose because they didn’t like the DRM. Then they got streaming instead, partly because Blu-Ray sales flattened which allowed the industry to more quickly focus on streaming and subscriptions.

Had more people bought into Blu-Ray despite the DRM, it would be more difficult for the industry to get away from physical media.

But this is a common trick, also. Both streaming and DRM are bad. The optimal solution (physical media without DRM) is something the industry just won’t do.

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- MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  The irony is that some folks probably skipped Blu-Ray on purpose because they didn’t like the DRM.
  
  Yep! I sure did!
  
  Then they got streaming instead, partly because Blu-Ray sales flattened which allowed the industry to more quickly focus on streaming and subscriptions.
  
  Yeah. That too. Damn it.
  
  Now I’m buying DVDs, again.
  
  I would be amazing at piracy, but I have too much to lose.
  
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  - circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    It is probably worth mentioning that Blu-Ray DRM at this point isn’t the pain it used to be – in fact Blu-Ray can also be ripped like DVD, so it’s still an option if you want a hard copy of something in HD (specifically 1080p Blu-Ray – 4K Blu-Ray is a different beast).
    
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    MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That’s good to know. Thanks.
    
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TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
That sucks, I’m sorry to hear.

The Blu-ray DRM isn’t as bad now, because everyone’s focused on digital and streaming.

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