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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by MangoToupe on Sunday August 31, 2025 @11:55PM (#45089301)
Capital doesn't really care what you want, it will exert control regardless. So in this case Netflix will continue to be part of capital that normalizes the need for DRM to access videos, write IP law, and generally force you into either accepting the world they want or forcing you to become a hermit.

Edit: i mean to say this is true whether or not you've even heard of the company.

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by zeroCalories on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:25AM (#45089442)
Well then I will get mad when that actually happens. Until then don't care.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by makeitdouble on Monday September 01, 2025 @01:31AM (#45089741)
The whole notion of DRM and penalties if you circumvent it comes from the entertainment industry, and it's written into law/official treaties. This already affects everything from secure boot to HDMI standards.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by MangoToupe on Monday September 01, 2025 @02:27AM (#45090023)
Which part of what I said do you think hasn't already happened and metastasized?
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by zeroCalories on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @03:33AM (#45100128)
> Capital doesn't really care what you want, it will exert control regardless.

Working as intended. The market doesn't care what capital wants either.

> So in this case Netflix will continue to be part of capital that normalizes the need for DRM to access videos

I can access video without DRM. If you want to access Netflix's service that's on you.

> write IP law

Netflix does not write IP law, our politicians do. Vote better.

> generally force you into either accepting the world they want or forcing you to become a hermit.

I don't accept their world, and I'm not a hermit.

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by goodpoint on Monday September 01, 2025 @10:42AM (#45093013)
...and it will be too late.
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