[luch]

Totally, DRM technologies aims to control the distribution, the consumer side is almost irrelevant here.

the DRM industry gets away with it since consumers don't care about openness or libre, they just want to watch videos in hi definition.

[webmobdev]

What choice do you think consumers have?

[Am4TIfIsER0ppos]

Consumers have the choice to pirate. Nay. The moral imperative. Fuck hollywood.

[Fnoord]

Or watch a lower quality Widevine certified (L3 is easy to reach), or watch linear TV, or circumvent copyright protection such as DeCSS.

[retrocryptid]

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS YOUR BEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE.

[dismalpedigree]

Arg!

[luch]

They have to choice to elect representatives that will legiferate on it, such as the EU with Apple regarding USB-C or app store sideloading.

[michaelt]

So should I be voting Democrat or Republican to get that? /s

[0cVlTeIATBs]

Theoretically, "thrown away" votes for the Pirate party would get attention from red and/or blue both if there were enough of them.

[omeid2]

Ask for ranked voting so you don't have to throw away your vote.

[nathanlied]

You should vote to join the EU, maybe it'll work!