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[-] Arethusa@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Wow. This is why owning DVDs is better. And if you can't buy, download via torrents. Imagine these bastards rolling up to your home and reclaiming a movie you physically purchased. We gave them too much power. Time to withdraw it. Convenience is not worth this shit. Get uncomfortable and get your entertainment away from these streamers who don't give customers what they paid for.

DVD rental stores could surely make a comeback given these new developments. Libraries still loan movies as well. Remember, Barnes & Noble didn't run all independent bookstores out of business. And after Amazon savaged Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books suddenly came into existence (2015 - 2022). Greed driven corporations aren't the answer.

[-] victoitor@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 10 months ago

Dvd is not better. I hate it when I pay for the content and I'm still forced to see ads for something I purchased. You might own the media, but there are other downsides as well. They actually both suck!

[-] wagoner@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago

You mean like a DVD movie has a trailer on it for the movie itself? Not sure what you're saying here.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

DVDs sometimes had trailers for other movies on them. It was more frequent on VHS though.

[-] victoitor@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 10 months ago

This. Trailers are ads for other movies. Some DVDs had unskippable trailers.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I'm still forced to see ads

Never heard of it.

but there are other downsides as well. They actually both suck!

You can dd entire disk to your HDD.

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