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This community's stance on physical media ownership? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I might be asking a rhetorical question here but I was curious as to the overall consensus on physical media. Do support it because, unlike streaming, media can't take away what you've payed for? or are you against because it's a waste of money when you can "acquire" it through "alternative means?" I'm also thinking about getting a 4K Blu Ray player for when my wife and I get a new place; preferably one that can also play self hosted media. What do you guys think?

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A lot of physical media has DRM. I am for anything that can't be taken away, whether it is a torrented file, a DRM-free stream, or a DRM-free physical copy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How can I tell if a piece of physical media (Blu Ray in particular) has DRM on it as to avoid purchasing it?

[–] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All blueray will. Its built into the spec. You can rip it easily though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Noted.