Is it more annoying than mailing the disc with a return envelope?
The cost of simply buying a DVD player for each DVD (and possibly buying fewer DVD) might make it worth going the cablevision route. After all in bulk the players might only be $5-$10 each.
No, because streaming the film would be considered a copyright violation, and then it would still run afoul of circumvention since it's done for infringement.
I too am trying to see the bad side of Netflix's DRM, other than just not being able to use the service it on Linux. I will avoid DRM if it gets in my way, but Netflix never does this.
At the same time, there's no reason Netflix can't offer the same service without DRM, which is guess is the whole argument here. It's not necessary, so why have it?
Because then you can't watch the station online. The whole point of Aereo is to deliver the content to phones and iPads that don't have built-in digital tuners and aren't plugged into the cable box.
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The cost of simply buying a DVD player for each DVD (and possibly buying fewer DVD) might make it worth going the cablevision route. After all in bulk the players might only be $5-$10 each.
Not that I see Netflix trying it.
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At the same time, there's no reason Netflix can't offer the same service without DRM, which is guess is the whole argument here. It's not necessary, so why have it?
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