You don't have to install anything if you don't want to. You are free to not watch tv shows you don't want to.
Some content creators protect their's content more some less. What has that to do with open web?
Some content creators protect their's content more some less. What has that to do with open web?
If you don't like Facebook/Youtube/Reddit censorship(moderation), you are free not to use them (they are private platform).
If you don't like installing proprietary blobs to watch Netflix, you are free not to use Netflix (they are a private company).
If you don't like paying taxes / agree with government, you are free to not live here and move to Somalia (this is voluntary society and you choose to pay taxes!).
I'm sure there are few other similar ones, just can't recall them at the moment.
Some content creators protect how their websites look more, some less. Would you still consider CSS a part of the open web?