Buying movies

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

So im a huge blue ray disc fan for my favorite movies but are there any sites which let you buy them digitally too without the need of a launcher or something....just click on the file and thw movie starts.If you buy it on the playstation store i dont know if you can watch it without a login so any tips?

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by {ИЯm} Keith:

Originally posted by Jt:

If i buy a movie legit i should be able to watch the movie offline and without the need of a launcher like drm free games.Movies and games get pirated anyway and always will but most of us are legit people which don’t abuse consumer friendly practices

Netflix does this, you can download an offline movie to watch later. Spotify does this for music. ( you do need an account, and you can't stay logged off indefinitely though) That's still DRM.

Completely DRM free, I don' know of any legit site. I know in some countries you have the legal right to make a copy backup for your own personal use. To that end you could rip/screen capture a copy.

Yep, nowhere is there a legit way to do what the OP asks. Even netflix, amazon, etc require you to use their app to watch the movie you downloaded while offline.

Movie Owners aren't just handing out DRM free files for people to give to all their friends or sell, they aren't idiots.

[{ИЯm} Keith]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by {ИЯm} Keith:

Netflix does this, you can download an offline movie to watch later. Spotify does this for music. ( you do need an account, and you can't stay logged off indefinitely though) That's still DRM.

Completely DRM free, I don' know of any legit site. I know in some countries you have the legal right to make a copy backup for your own personal use. To that end you could rip/screen capture a copy.

Yep, nowhere is there a legit way to do what the OP asks. Even netflix, amazon, etc require you to use their app to watch the movie you downloaded while offline.

Movie Owners aren't just handing out DRM free files for people to give to all their friends or sell, they aren't idiots.

Yeah, I made the mistake of buying a "digital copy" along with a bluray back in the day.
So the power does out, and I'm like no worries my laptop is charged, get out movie, remember my laptop doesn't have blueray, insert the Digital Copy DVD disc, and all it does is open a weblink. ( nothing on the DVD )

If movies were like GOG games, we'd all have passed them around like baseball cards and the whole industry would be dead. As it is with Kodi addons, TPB, etc, there is loads of movies being passed around.

I do wish that I could keep (store) content on Netflix as they constantly remove and add titles to the service.

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by {ИЯm} Keith:

Netflix does this, you can download an offline movie to watch later. Spotify does this for music. ( you do need an account, and you can't stay logged off indefinitely though) That's still DRM.

Completely DRM free, I don' know of any legit site. I know in some countries you have the legal right to make a copy backup for your own personal use. To that end you could rip/screen capture a copy.

Yep, nowhere is there a legit way to do what the OP asks. Even netflix, amazon, etc require you to use their app to watch the movie you downloaded while offline.

Movie Owners aren't just handing out DRM free files for people to give to all their friends or sell, they aren't idiots.

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by RRW359:

I don't want to suggest anything that will get this thread locked/deleted, but don't most countries allow backups if you own a piece of media? I don't really think it matters how that backup was obtained as long as you keep the physical disk (and it wouldn't hurt to keep the reciept of purchase as well), so I think you can use "unconventional" methods to get your movies digitally. Just make 100% sure what the laws are in your State/Country.

There is nothing controversial about ripping digital copies as its been said repeatedly. You just can't buy DRM free copies and can't sell the original as you mentioned without destroying the copies.

Most major countries allow you to do that.

Who is handing it out to their friends or are you talking about yourself?Films get pirated with or without drm it doesn’t matter..... drm is bad for consumers what is common sense and if music can get downloaded drm free it will be possible with movies too

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Originally posted by {ИЯm} Keith:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Yep, nowhere is there a legit way to do what the OP asks. Even netflix, amazon, etc require you to use their app to watch the movie you downloaded while offline.

Movie Owners aren't just handing out DRM free files for people to give to all their friends or sell, they aren't idiots.

Yeah, I made the mistake of buying a "digital copy" along with a bluray back in the day.
So the power does out, and I'm like no worries my laptop is charged, get out movie, remember my laptop doesn't have blueray, insert the Digital Copy DVD disc, and all it does is open a weblink. ( nothing on the DVD )

If movies were like GOG games, we'd all have passed them around like baseball cards and the whole industry would be dead. As it is with Kodi addons, TPB, etc, there is loads of movies being passed around.

I do wish that I could keep (store) content on Netflix as they constantly remove and add titles to the service.

Most people are legit customers so the movie industry would be healthy

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

why not rip them yourself?

i have house, m.d. seasons 1-6 dvd set which i ripped in x264 format. took about 9 hours per dvd to get it done on my potato pc.

[Ganger]

Im done with buying digital movies online. Been burned by sky and never again.

I bought a number of movies from sky TV over the years including 'The transformers: the movie', and 'Starwars'. When I got rid of sky TV in summer, I lost access to the movies I bought.

From now on, I will only ever buy films on a physical media or I will only rent or subscripe to them via netflix, amazon prime etc

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Jt:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Yep, nowhere is there a legit way to do what the OP asks. Even netflix, amazon, etc require you to use their app to watch the movie you downloaded while offline.

Movie Owners aren't just handing out DRM free files for people to give to all their friends or sell, they aren't idiots.

Originally posted by brian9824:

There is nothing controversial about ripping digital copies as its been said repeatedly. You just can't buy DRM free copies and can't sell the original as you mentioned without destroying the copies.

Most major countries allow you to do that.

Who is handing it out to their friends or are you talking about yourself?Films get pirated with or without drm it doesn’t matter..... drm is bad for consumers what is common sense and if music can get downloaded drm free it will be possible with movies too

Considering studies have shown that piracy costs the studos over 70 BILLION dollars a year and costs hundreds of thousands of jobs clearly plenty of people. Something you'd realize if you'd think of the situation instead of just focusing on what you selfishly want.

The world doesn't revolve around you, nor do companies make decisions around you. If people wouldn't pirate stuff, then companies would be less strict, but you can't blame a company for trying to protect their products.

DRM doesn't even effect 99% of customers. I can count on 1 hand in the last 20 years DRM has prevented me from watching any of my digital films.

Originally posted by Ganger:

Im done with buying digital movies online. Been burned by sky and never again.

I bought a number of movies from sky TV over the years including 'The transformers: the movie', and 'Starwars'. When I got rid of sky TV in summer, I lost access to the movies I bought.

From now on, I will only ever buy films on a physical media or I will only rent or subscripe to them via netflix, amazon prime etc

Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

[Ganger]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

Sky TV is the main satellite broad caster in britain and you can buy movies with them. Most of the time you have three options, buy the only digital copy, buy digital + DVD or buy digital + Bluray. And the movies are downloaded to your sky box. But I must say, buying only digital copy does come with risks, like losing access to it

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Ganger:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

Sky TV is the main satellite broad caster in britain and you can buy movies with them. Most of the time you have three options, buy the only digital copy, buy digital + DVD or buy digital + Bluray. And the movies are downloaded to your sky box. But I must say, buying only digital copy does come with risks, like losing access to it

Ah yeah, better to go with a global provider that doesn't lock your content to a specific device. I mean the odds of amazon, vudu, google, itunes, etc folding and losing access is minimal. Especially with movies anywhere where a movie bought on itunes can port to amazon and vudu

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by Jt:

Who is handing it out to their friends or are you talking about yourself?Films get pirated with or without drm it doesn’t matter..... drm is bad for consumers what is common sense and if music can get downloaded drm free it will be possible with movies too

Considering studies have shown that piracy costs the studos over 70 BILLION dollars a year and costs hundreds of thousands of jobs clearly plenty of people. Something you'd realize if you'd think of the situation instead of just focusing on what you selfishly want.

The world doesn't revolve around you, nor do companies make decisions around you. If people wouldn't pirate stuff, then companies would be less strict, but you can't blame a company for trying to protect their products.

DRM doesn't even effect 99% of customers. I can count on 1 hand in the last 20 years DRM has prevented me from watching any of my digital films.

Originally posted by Ganger:

Im done with buying digital movies online. Been burned by sky and never again.

I bought a number of movies from sky TV over the years including 'The transformers: the movie', and 'Starwars'. When I got rid of sky TV in summer, I lost access to the movies I bought.

From now on, I will only ever buy films on a physical media or I will only rent or subscripe to them via netflix, amazon prime etc

Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

You don’t understand that drm changes nothing movies still get pirated and it’s not the solution.It’s not selfish if you want to own the license so you can watch it your lifetime....when you loose access to all your beloved drm media one day than you will understand.Legit people still pay for drm free stuff and pirates don’t want to pay anything.You should stop being paranoid most people are legit and honest people

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Jt:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Considering studies have shown that piracy costs the studos over 70 BILLION dollars a year and costs hundreds of thousands of jobs clearly plenty of people. Something you'd realize if you'd think of the situation instead of just focusing on what you selfishly want.

The world doesn't revolve around you, nor do companies make decisions around you. If people wouldn't pirate stuff, then companies would be less strict, but you can't blame a company for trying to protect their products.

DRM doesn't even effect 99% of customers. I can count on 1 hand in the last 20 years DRM has prevented me from watching any of my digital films.





Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

You don’t understand that drm changes nothing movies still get pirated and it’s not the solution.It’s not selfish if you want to own the license so you can watch it your lifetime....when you loose access to all your beloved drm media one day than you will understand.Legit people still pay for drm free stuff and pirates don’t want to pay anything.You should stop being paranoid most people are legit and honest people

Your free to buy the dvd and then burn your own digital copies. That is 100% legal.

DRM of digital content does in fact stop a lot of piracy and makes it harder for people to obtain the copies. Unfortunately again, as repeatedly proven by the 70 BILLION dollars in losses, that piracy is a big issue, and making things EASIER for pirates would be incredibly stupid

Your argument that because piracy will still happen as an excuse to remove DRM is crazy. I mean people will buy alcohol underage, that doesn't mean the age requirement should be removed.

People will still get their hands on automatic weapons, that doesn't mean stores should be allowed to sell gattling guns.

Its a nonsensical argument that focuses solely on your personal satisfaction at the expense of the industry and world at whole, and only cares about yourself.

[Chris]

Originally posted by Jt:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Considering studies have shown that piracy costs the studos over 70 BILLION dollars a year and costs hundreds of thousands of jobs clearly plenty of people. Something you'd realize if you'd think of the situation instead of just focusing on what you selfishly want.

The world doesn't revolve around you, nor do companies make decisions around you. If people wouldn't pirate stuff, then companies would be less strict, but you can't blame a company for trying to protect their products.

DRM doesn't even effect 99% of customers. I can count on 1 hand in the last 20 years DRM has prevented me from watching any of my digital films.





Never even heard of that one, just stick with Amazon, Vudu, etc and there are plenty of groups where people trade digital codes. Combined with movies anywhere that makes most of the titles cross play compatible across multiple services its great.

You don’t understand that drm changes nothing movies still get pirated and it’s not the solution.It’s not selfish if you want to own the license so you can watch it your lifetime....when you loose access to all your beloved drm media one day than you will understand.Legit people still pay for drm free stuff and pirates don’t want to pay anything.You should stop being paranoid most people are legit and honest people

Agreed drm is bad and an anti consumer practice nothing more.It’s not worth a discussion tho because drm defenders will only realize it when they loose access to everything but for people with common sense it’s pretty clear

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Chris:

Originally posted by Jt:

You don’t understand that drm changes nothing movies still get pirated and it’s not the solution.It’s not selfish if you want to own the license so you can watch it your lifetime....when you loose access to all your beloved drm media one day than you will understand.Legit people still pay for drm free stuff and pirates don’t want to pay anything.You should stop being paranoid most people are legit and honest people

Agreed drm is bad and an anti consumer practice nothing more.It’s not worth a discussion tho because drm defenders will only realize it when they loose access to everything but for people with common sense it’s pretty clear

Go make a business and release a product and then tell us your stance when someone bootlegs your product and you go out of business.......

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

Originally posted by Chris:

Originally posted by Jt:

You don’t understand that drm changes nothing movies still get pirated and it’s not the solution.It’s not selfish if you want to own the license so you can watch it your lifetime....when you loose access to all your beloved drm media one day than you will understand.Legit people still pay for drm free stuff and pirates don’t want to pay anything.You should stop being paranoid most people are legit and honest people

Agreed drm is bad and an anti consumer practice nothing more.It’s not worth a discussion tho because drm defenders will only realize it when they loose access to everything but for people with common sense it’s pretty clear

Yeah i know most of them are kids anyway

[{ИЯm} Keith]

Originally posted by Jt:

Originally posted by Chris:

Agreed drm is bad and an anti consumer practice nothing more.It’s not worth a discussion tho because drm defenders will only realize it when they loose access to everything but for people with common sense it’s pretty clear

Yeah i know most of them are kids anyway

Dude, seriously most people aren't kids doing piracy. I mean the original TPB used to run porn adds on the sidebar.
We've created this situation by worshipping distributors and capitalism. Like I need Sony + HMV to get a handful of songs I like? What % even gets back to the artist / band? We pay for legitimacy but actually end up with a physical media product that includes no protection form loss (scratches/theft/etc) and doesn't stop us from passing the media around. Digital, permanent, DRM enabled media is the best possible answer. (AKA STEAM games, where -> No I can't share it, No I don't have to care for a disc, and yes if my place burned to ash Steam would offer me the download again.

If big name distributors like EA, Sony, and the vastly overpriced Cable/Satellite companies had been more reasonable Netflix, Primevideo, etc would never have grown into what they are. They're a step below actual ownership, and yes they contain DRM, and that is 100% acceptable.