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Aubrey Plaza Refuses to Use Streamers Because They Make Her ‘Really Angry,’ Buys Films and TV Series on iTunes Instead (variety.com)

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Warner Bros. Discovery is on the eve of launching Max, its new streaming service that combines the already-existing platforms of HBO Max and Discovery+. But don’t expect Aubrey Plaza to be am…

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you download it and crack the DRM you own that file, at least

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Which in some jurisdictions is also illegal. So I might as well skip the "payment" part then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are there good DRM removal tools for iTunes? Googling for it gives the expected result, ie. pages and pages of scammy bullshit that I really don't have the energy to sort through

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A good DRM removal tool would be to purchase the media wherever you like to feel morally good. After that you torrent the media so you can actually own a copy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah that's what I generally do, I just have a few movies that I can't find as eg torrents (although I haven't exactly done all that much looking beyond a couple public trackers)