The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations (2013)

Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by throw0101a on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:47AM (#29713250)

> Lots of people don't mind paying for one or two, but probably not five or six. Especially when some just have one or two good programmes.

'Subscription rotation' may become a thing: you pay for a service for a few months, catch up on any shows that were released on it that you haven't seen, and then cancel and move onto the next one. A year later you come back to the first one and do a new catch-up.

There may be one or two that you stick with (e.g., Disney if you have kids).

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by jtbayly on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @08:36AM (#29713617)

People will Pirate before they do this.

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by gruez on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:52AM (#29714839)

Disagree. Turning subscriptions on/off (assuming that doesn't require phoning in) seems much easier to the layperson than figuring out how to torrent something without getting viruses and/or copyright strikes.

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by PickledHotdog on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:46PM (#29716576)

Remembering to turn subscriptions on and off is where the pain will lie

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by gruez on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:56PM (#29717335)

Use reminder app on your phone?

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by rocketbop on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:54AM (#29714865)

I do it. I'm sure a lot of people do it Nd will increasingly as number of services grows...

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by jtbayly on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @06:42PM (#29719730)

Quit watching your favorite show for three months? I doubt many people are willing to do this.

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by throw0101a on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:41PM (#29721134)

The Witcher had a complete series drop recently: sign up for a month to watch it, then cancel. The Expanse is going for a weekly recently schedule: once it's done in January, cancel the service.

Unless there's a continuous series of releases that people will want to watch, I'm not sure they'll want to subscribe for an entire year: it surely adds up.

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