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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by rchaud on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:39AM (#21595168)
Out of curiosity, what happens when you buy a movie on YT? Do you download a physical file in a DRM-free format? Or is it something you can only watch inside the YT app, and only when you're logged into your account?
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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by vsuqf on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:55AM (#21596196)
>Out of curiosity, what happens when you buy a movie on YT? Do you download a physical file in a DRM-free format?

Oh sweet summer child.

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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by serf on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:52PM (#21597072)
>Oh sweet summer child.

who? the person with the legitimate question , or the person who doesn't seem to realize that some folks download anything they want from youtube, purchased videos included?

youtube-dl is great, and it makes you realize that video streaming sites aren't as ephemeral as the owners wish they'd be. Similar tools exist for Netflix.

Anyone that trusts these groups after things like the Amazon e-book removals probably should re-evaluate how they think property can work. Save what you can -- it won't be there tomorrow.

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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by vsuqf on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:59PM (#21597157)
I download anything I want from youtube, but, for obvious reasons, I don't expect youtube to serve me with a direct download link for a movie I've rented.
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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by grammarxcore on Thursday November 21, 2019 @03:17PM (#21599050)
>Oh sweet summer child

Patronizing comments like this don't really have a place in any meaningful discussion.

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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by rchaud on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:59PM (#21597166)
Doesn't hurt to ask. Even Apple eventually made iTunes music downloads DRM-free, but I doubt they'd even consider it for video.
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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by matthewheath on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:55AM (#21595389)
You can only watch it on YouTube when logged in; that's been my experience of buying films on there.
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Re:Google is blatantly lying about the quality of Stadia’s g... by rchaud on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:58PM (#21597153)
That's what I figured. Sad state of affairs. It's the same on Amazon Prime Video. You can download for offline viewing, but it can only be watched inside the app.
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