>What is so bad about honestly getting permission to watch things you want to watch?
Because the terms are offensive and anti-consumer.
Let us count the ways:
1. Overpriced
2. DRM encumbered
3. Bad UX (by way of 2)
4. Platform lock-in (by way of 2)
5. Geograhphy lock-in (again, by way of 2)
So basically, if I live in Europe, I can pay downright extortionate rates to access content in a format which goes out of its way to make my life difficult, (IF i can access it at all)
Or,
I can key in a random torrent site, search for what I want, it will be available in multiple, DRM-free formats, and I can click a button and have it on my local machine in less than an hour.
Which sounds like a better value proposition to you?
I'd rather cut a check to the artist directly and know that I'm not supporting N middlemen who actively campaign against my interests.
You must have skipped the "actively campaigning against my interests" bit. Why should I care about the rights of someone who tries to make sure I shouldn't have any? At that point, my view on their rights is something along the lines of "Fuck 'em".
In the meantime, I'm not Gandhi. I refuse to respect someone who doesn't respect me. If this makes me an unethical jerk, I guess I'm an unethical jerk.
Because the terms are offensive and anti-consumer.
Let us count the ways:
1. Overpriced
2. DRM encumbered
3. Bad UX (by way of 2)
4. Platform lock-in (by way of 2)
5. Geograhphy lock-in (again, by way of 2)
So basically, if I live in Europe, I can pay downright extortionate rates to access content in a format which goes out of its way to make my life difficult, (IF i can access it at all)
Or,
I can key in a random torrent site, search for what I want, it will be available in multiple, DRM-free formats, and I can click a button and have it on my local machine in less than an hour.
Which sounds like a better value proposition to you?
I'd rather cut a check to the artist directly and know that I'm not supporting N middlemen who actively campaign against my interests.