I’m happy to spend money, but no one is selling what I want: DRM-free digital movies/TV shows. We got there with music but now that streaming has taken over I doubt we’ll ever get there with video.
I’m happy to spend money, but no one is selling what I want: DRM-free digital movies/TV shows. We got there with music but now that streaming has taken over I doubt we’ll ever get there with video.
I used to do this.
I stopped because too much of a % of what I pay goes to various forms of overhead (distributors/apple/amazon/studio/production company/etc/etc) vs what is going to the actual creatives involved.
I take the money I would have spent instead on streaming services and donate it via patreon to a few creators I enjoy, mostly youtube channels.
Legally? I know I'm doing something completely illegal (but so is buy-then-pirate!)
Morally? I'll live. I don't think what I'm doing is wrong.
I still buy when I know (enough of) the money is going to the people who actually created the content and not some MBAs.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0089DSLMY/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_B3R9...