• inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    It really was nice while streaming lasted. Shame these companies continually allow greed to drive me back into the arms of piracy.

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      24 days ago

      Got any suggestions for another instance that doesn’t block much? (Or isn’t blocked much, I don’t know what’s happening.)

      • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        24 days ago

        I’m at lemmy.dbzer0.com - run by an anarchist but you don’t have to be an anarchist to join, this instance is pro-piracy, and the instace where !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com is hosted. Only spam instances and lemmygrad is blocked, but hexbear isn’t blocked

        sopuli.xyz - run by a Finnish person - blocks both lemmygrad and hexbear, and spam instances

        lemmy.ca - run by Canadians? (I think?) - also blocks both lemmygrad and hexbear, and spam instances

        sh.itjust.works - this one seems like the only one that has no application the last time I checked I just checked and theres no application - also blocks lemmygrad and hexbear, and spam instances

        lemmy.sdf.org - has zero blocks, so they federate with spam instances and possibly illegal content (CSAM) from other instances

        lemm.ee - federates with all except 3: (threads.net) (lemmy.burger.rodeo) (burggit.moe)

        Edit: I actually am worried about the instances that have low or zero blocks, there are CSAM everywhere, its kinda risky to federate with all.

    • 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca
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      24 days ago

      I want a digital format that i can store locally. I think i’m forced to buy blu-rays and a blu-ray drive.

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            24 days ago

            You also need the right Bluray drive that can be re-flashed before you can extract the contents. If only it was as easy as DVDs.

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                There are guides out there to do it or you can just buy one that’s already been flashed to bypass DRM. I bought one 5 or 6 years ago to do it and quit after maybe 10 Blu-rays because it takes forever if you want to compress via handbrake and it’s much easier just to torrent directly unless it’s something obscure.

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      13 days ago

      Waiting 20 minutes through unskippable trailers, 4-5 different 30s logos, a 2-3 minute menu intro then a menu that takes 2-3 seconds to respond per arrow press?

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      24 days ago

      Because a single movie costs like 3 months of ad-tier Netflix.

      They’re not on ad-tier because they’re flushed with cash…

        • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          24 days ago

          So does piracy, and it gives just as much money to the corporations who made the movie, if that’s something you’re worried about. And piracy don’t cost you shit.

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            24 days ago

            Piracy is an option if they don’t care about the laws in their country, but some people care for one reason or another. The conversation was initially about about the cost of disc vs the cost of ad-supported streaming, so I offered a used option.

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    24 days ago

    It’s a licensing issue. They don’t have the rights to show every movie or show ad supported.