lol so Amazon Prime announces they're moving everyone by default to an ad supported tier unless you pay more, and now Disney+ is also introducing an ad supported tier as well as account sharing/login restrictions on devices outside your home a la Netflix.
Media companies you had an ecosystem where you could still make money and it was cheaper than cable and more convenient than "piracy" so us consumers were all for it.
"Piracy" was basically defeated and now the tides are rising again.... 🤣
Absolutely! The cycle continues.
Not only the ad thingy is very alarming but also the constant rise of "special channels" you shall pay for ON TOP of the "basic" streaming. Want season4 of lower decks? Oh look, now its on the paramount+ thing and not in "basic premium" (these words dont seem to fit well).
It really is. The /only/ benefit is that you can sub/unsub on a month to month basis to rotate out what you're watching.
That is until they start forcing you to sub for 3, 6, 12 month periods anyway (cause I'd be willing to bet that's coming too!)
I'll watch season 4 after the finale in November because of this nonsense : (
@totalclaireity @faoluin Sad.
But then you can binge it! And november isn't that far any more (for the better or the worse)
I'll wish you tons of fun already!
That's true! Maybe I'll rewatch seasons 1 - 3 again before I do.
I haven't even watched any of Season 4 yet because they pulled it off Crave in Canada so now you have to watch it on Paramount+ : (
@corbden @faoluin @SallyStrange
Sounds like it would be heading for the Office Space treatment
@[email protected] €0, weil ich #Abozwang shice finde und wenn überhaupt.#Content auf physischen Datenträgern & #DRM-frei kaufe!
@brezelradar @faoluin @totalclaireity Nope.
I just don't sign any contract that isn't to my.terms.nor use any services with unacceptable ToS!
You know physical media without DRM are a thing?
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] if paying isn’t owning, it’s rent - so you aren’t stealing but squatting
@kkarhan @faoluin @totalclaireity fair point
the idea with "squatting" was "making use of something that would not be exhaustively used otherwise" (as with digital distribution you always copy the data around, it cannot ever be used exhaustively)
@brezelradar @faoluin @totalclaireity furthermore me buying #DRM-free physical media is neither preventing nor reducing the streaming platforms' capability to generate revenue with their content.
It's not as if I were to get the master copies, but just a digital replica that can be inifinitely duplicated at basically negligible cost.
Also the residuals paid to artists who actually create the content are far higher (see #WGA & #SAGAFTA #Strikes) for those than for #Streaming.
@brezelradar @faoluin @totalclaireity
Unlike housing there's no law forcing me to have a lease.
The comparison is also bad because my landlord doesn't add and espechally doesn't get to remove features at will from the leased condo.
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/111150367861399395
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] also that comparison is bs and you know it: #Housing is a #HumanRight - access to Entertainment Media is not! https://norden.social/@brezelradar/111150249596437821
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