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DRM Hell (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 3 months ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Amazon Prime, like many services, is a DRM hell. It won't go to over 480p on Firefox on Linux at my end. However, instead of a rant, I am interested in why this is happening. Say, I rented the same film from YouTube Movies(Yes, such a service exists) and the quality can toggle all the upto 1080p but the same title on Prime Video is stuck at 480p. Is it because both services use two DIFFERENT kinds of DRM?

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[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think they're using Widevine DRM. And with DRM they can enforce whatever arbitrary policies they like. They set special restrictions for Linux. I think Amazon set 480p as max, Netflix 720p and YouTube 4k or sth like that. AFAIK it has little to do with technology. It's just a number that the specific company sets in their configuration.

[–] mulcahey@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

But... Why? Why would they get different restrictions on the basis of operating system?

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 1 points 3 months ago

Because they are assholes.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because you could use the Linux one to save the file unencrypted because it's not locked down.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 3 months ago

I could do that on Windows, too. Piracy os equally possible on both

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 1 points 3 months ago

I would like to pay for the content, but they don't want my money. So I don't

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

That's just one of the reasons why I completely killed my Amazon subscription, same with Disney and Netflix. Fuck that DRM BS.

Just get your stuff on the high seas and enjoy. I do subscribe to Max, and can play it all at 4K HDR in all my devices. I'll pay for services as long as they're worth it.

[–] User79185@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Companies put weird restrictions on quality to encourage pirating... company logic in nutshell....