it says “Remember that it’s not possible to play films on GNU/Linux, but only on other compatible devices”… ahh what a wild world we live in

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    91
    ·
    5 months ago

    Wait, they’re not letting you stream because of your OS? That’s bullshit, I’d pirate it on principal at that point. No sense in waisting time trying to get your browser to report a different OS to work around it.

    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      70
      ·
      edit-2
      5 months ago

      Using Linux means DRM protected content either plays in terrible quality or in RakutenTV’s case not at all. Netflix is limited to 720p with low bitrate and Amazon limits to ~540p.

      Changing user agent doesn’t work because it’s the DRM who decides whether the OS is supported.

      Linux users have to decide between low quality legal streaming services, or piracy with high quality. It’s not a difficult decision for me and my giant HDD.

      Edit: I forgot the third option: streaming sticks (Roku, FireTV).

    • IntentionallyAnon@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      24
      ·
      5 months ago

      Fuck Roku, they won’t let me set the dns server to my pi hole

      “The consumer’s kids could change that setting and the consumer wouldn’t be able to change it back to a valid dns server”

      • amigan@lemmy.dynatron.me
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        5 months ago
        % rg googl /etc/pf.conf
        29:google_dns_block = "{ 10.68.80.59, 10.68.80.57, 10.68.80.64, 10.68.82.36 }"
        30:google_dns = "{ 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 }"
        101:rdr pass on {wg443, $int_if} proto {tcp, udp} from $google_dns_block to {$google_dns} port 53 -> 10.68.86.53 port 53
        
    • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      5 months ago

      Roku is really locked down, which allows them to control what users can do. This means DRM is more powerful on Roku Linux, than on desktop Linux. Same is true for Android. Not allowing Linux makes sense from the rightholders standpoint (just like it makes sense for me to pirate).

  • Holzkohlen@feddit.de
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    27
    ·
    5 months ago

    I’d honestly prefer this than to what Netflix does: Don’t warn you at all but then limit you to 480p or whatever. Now THAT is some bullshit. But hey, at least this way no one will ever be able to pirate 4k shows off Netflix, right? RIGHT?

  • Destide@feddit.uk
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    19
    ·
    5 months ago

    What you get for running something that doesn’t let them use your computer for their gain how could you?!

  • Sphere@reddthat.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    5 months ago

    I always just turn DRM off and don’t subscribe to these things… Now I know I had a better reason than I thought I did.

    • tubbadu@lemmy.kde.socialOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      5 months ago

      I didn’t subscribed to it either and never will. My father received a coupon for a free movie and watched it. I then tried to log in on my pc and this happened so… ̿ \(͡ ° ͜ʖ ͡ °)/ ̿