Paying for direct movie downloads (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Painfinity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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This recent YouTube video from LTT on the topic of ripping DVDs and Blu-rays has got me wondering:

I'm not a big fan of stores, hoarding physical stuff and DVDs and Blu-rays, but I do love owning my stuff digitally and supporting the artists. Is there a service that let's you buy the movie, TV series or anime that you want to watch and then simply download it to your drive? No app, no subscription bs, no delivery, just straight money for an .mkv file and that's it?

TL:DR: Is there an equivalent to Qobuz but for visual enjoyment?

Edit: So in summary, the often repeated mantra of "piracy exists because it is more convenient than traditional services" doesn't just apply to subscription streaming services, it applies to direct digital movie purchases too. I suppose the best approach remains to split the "supporting artists" part from the "digital file getting" part, at least until a service with a modern catalogue pops up that unifies the two parts.

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[-] diamond_shield@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately, no, no such platform exists.

The closest site I've seen getting to this was https://github.com/ZorrillosDev/watchit-app but their website seems offline for some reason.

[-] Painfinity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Hey, thanks for the suggestion! The website does work for me (although the web-app doesn't, yeah). As for the project: Decentralized sharing, on-chain DRM, p2p social features and payments? The project seems ambitious to say the least. Although many of its features stand in stark contrast with what Disney, Apple and co. currently exploit, so I doubt they would ever have the motivation to join in.

I'm going to follow its development for sure, thanks again for shining a light on it.