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    • brianlittlejohnB
      brianlittlejohn @wirestyle22
      last edited by brianlittlejohn

      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      I'm not going to go on another rant about the DMCA but how does Plex Cloud work legally? Seems pretty crazy to me if they are just relying on the old non-drm content technicality

      https://www.plex.tv/blog/book-plex-volume-3-plex-cloud/

      I have a beta key if anyone wants me to test it.

      That link takes you to an article that only talks about linking cloud storage of your stuff to plex.

      But to answer the question you are trying to ask.

      It is likely no different than certain add ons to Kodi. It is not Kodi providing the questionable sources.

      Isn't over 90% of content protected by DRM? How do you legally watch movies on Plex locally (without subscribing to a streaming service)? I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

      Nobody in the US has been prosecuted for removing DRM from DVDs and BluRays because they actually don't want a court challenge on DMCA law.

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      • JaredBuschJ
        JaredBusch @wirestyle22
        last edited by JaredBusch

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        I'm not going to go on another rant about the DMCA but how does Plex Cloud work legally? Seems pretty crazy to me if they are just relying on the old non-drm content technicality

        https://www.plex.tv/blog/book-plex-volume-3-plex-cloud/

        I have a beta key if anyone wants me to test it.

        That link takes you to an article that only talks about linking cloud storage of your stuff to plex.

        But to answer the question you are trying to ask.

        It is likely no different than certain add ons to Kodi. It is not Kodi providing the questionable sources.

        Isn't over 90% of content protected by DRM? How do you legally watch movies on Plex locally (without subscribing to a streaming service)? I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

        I have a decent variety of legally obtained content on my system. I use a Kodi SMB plug in to play it on my FireTV Stick.

        Plex is legally marketing to me. I could pay them for their service and get near instant access to my stuff anywhere once I move it to a hosted drive. Compared to streaming it from my local internet connection.

        In reality, they are marketing to all the people like @thanksajdotcom that have downloaded tons of legally questionable media.

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        • MattSpellerM
          MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

          Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

          Not true at all, we get your DRM'd junk here because there's no money in making one that suits our less restrictive laws

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
            last edited by

            @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

            Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

            Not true at all, we get your DRM'd junk here because there's no money in making one that suits our less restrictive laws

            But the DRM doesn't affect you. Just rip and use, you own the content. DRM primarily relies on laws that take away your right to use or own what you buy. It's not technology, it's legalities and corruption that make it possible.

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            • MattSpellerM
              MattSpeller @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

              Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

              Not true at all, we get your DRM'd junk here because there's no money in making one that suits our less restrictive laws

              But the DRM doesn't affect you. Just rip and use, you own the content. DRM primarily relies on laws that take away your right to use or own what you buy. It's not technology, it's legalities and corruption that make it possible.

              DRM does not affect us - just do things that you wouldn't need to do if DRM wasn't present?

              😛

              How about the insanity of HDCP on HDMI?

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                Texkonc
                last edited by

                Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Texkonc
                  last edited by

                  @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                  Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                  How did it go?

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                  • RojoLocoR
                    RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    Might be the easiest, most obvious task that there is in the whole of IT. What the heck CAN he do?

                    That was my question as well. This customer site hates their MSP, doesn't like to call them at all, so we get technical questions. I now see that they are incompetent as well as hard to work with.

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                    • wirestyle22W
                      wirestyle22 @RojoLoco
                      last edited by

                      @RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      Might be the easiest, most obvious task that there is in the whole of IT. What the heck CAN he do?

                      That was my question as well. This customer site hates their MSP, doesn't like to call them at all, so we get technical questions. I now see that they are incompetent as well as hard to work with.

                      I am at least am easy to work with 😄

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
                        last edited by

                        @RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                        Might be the easiest, most obvious task that there is in the whole of IT. What the heck CAN he do?

                        That was my question as well. This customer site hates their MSP, doesn't like to call them at all, so we get technical questions. I now see that they are incompetent as well as hard to work with.

                        The two generally go hand in hand.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Got yet another VM updating. It's been a busy day.

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                            Texkonc @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                            How did it go?

                            Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                            swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Texkonc
                              last edited by

                              @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                              How did it go?

                              Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                              swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

                              Congrats!

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                              • dafyreD
                                dafyre @Texkonc
                                last edited by

                                @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                                How did it go?

                                Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                                swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

                                Awesome!

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                                • wirestyle22W
                                  wirestyle22 @Texkonc
                                  last edited by

                                  @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                                  How did it go?

                                  Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                                  swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

                                  congrats!

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                                  • RojoLocoR
                                    RojoLoco @Texkonc
                                    last edited by

                                    @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                                    How did it go?

                                    Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                                    swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

                                    \m/ > < \m/

                                    WOOOO!!!! Hell yeah!

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                                    • Minion QueenM
                                      Minion Queen Banned @Texkonc
                                      last edited by

                                      @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      Just got back from an interview. Reflecting. More prep for tomorrow and hunting.

                                      How did it go?

                                      Just got the call, we are prepping the offer and should be in by EOD.
                                      swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

                                      CONGRATSSSS!!!!!!

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                                      • dafyreD
                                        dafyre @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

                                        Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

                                        I'm not... and I live in the US. I just rip my own junk, and share with family & friends via Plex... If the feds show up, I'd likely be one of the folks involve in a court challenge.

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                                        • RojoLocoR
                                          RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                          I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

                                          Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

                                          If you choose to ignore them, those laws won't affect you. DRM is just 3 random letters to me, it in no way restricts what I watch, or download, or stream, or anything. Seize your personal sovereignty, let no one tell you that you are not master of your own domain.

                                          #doowutchyalike

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                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22 @RojoLoco
                                            last edited by

                                            @RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            I get that they aren't supplying the content, but who are they marketing to?

                                            Most of the world is not affected by US DRM laws.

                                            If you choose to ignore them, those laws won't affect you. DRM is just 3 random letters to me, it in no way restricts what I watch, or download, or stream, or anything. Seize your personal sovereignty, let no one tell you that you are not master of your own domain.

                                            #doowutchyalike

                                            viva la resistance

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