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Originally Posted by Ruined
Either way, I think it is something we are entitled to as consumers.
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And it's that sense of entitlement that I guess that gets me to disagree. I'm sure there are plenty that think they are entitled to not have to pay for movies or music. I think a happy medium has been struck as it is right now, where studios don't put a divx type scheme for watching our movies, and in turn the majority of the public watches their movies on disc in their players per its intended setup. If because of piracy the studios allow for managed copy to be used later on, then great. They can put that into place.
What gives me chills, Ruined, is this all or nothing attitude towards DRM. Studios won't let you make copies from the bd discs, well, you are all in favor of dumping 1080p and lossless sound to get a compressed lossy 720p movie that is anti-ownership, since you pay per viewing. Seems to me that if anyone is advocating a return to a divx style model, it would be the push to have your movie collection available only to you at $5 per viewing.
To me, I'd just as soon keep the status quo rather than seeing us forced into 720p/DD tracks of movies that we have to spend $5 at a time to view. Where's the freedom in that?
