[jrockway]

Why would I pay $10 a month to watch old TV shows with ads in a Flash-only player when I can pirate and get hours-old ad-free HD TV shows that play anywhere?

Fuck DRM. When the video-distribution industry gets rid of DRM, then I'll buy video online. When my favorite TV shows are available for $10 a season in 1080p without DRM (and with episodes released before the official airtime, preferably), I will be the first to sign up. Until then, the pirates provide a significantly better product. For free.

The music industry figured it out. I have no trouble buying music I like in a lossless format these days, and there is never DRM. So why not the video industry? Their product is significantly more disposable than music, and yet it costs more and they use more "technology" to "protect" it. It doesn't make sense.

(I listen to songs over and over again. I watch a TV show once, and then delete it to free up hard drive space for more TV shows.)

[starkfist]

Why do you care about DRM on the TV show if you only watch the TV show once?

[jrockway]

Because DRM'd files do not play on my phone, under Linux, etc.

Plus, I want to decide how many times I watch something, I don't need some shitty computer program to do it for me.

[starkfist]

ah, yeah well that makes sense.

Personally I only watch 2 tv programs and just buy them at iTunes because it's easier than dealing with all the bittorrent crap.

I used to do the pirate stuff but then I got old and stopped caring about music, entertainment, etc.

[Yaggo]

Not every player/device plays DRM'd stuff?