That’s only a temporary stopgap before they convince a court or change the law so that being part of that chain with intent to infringe copyright is enough to get you sued.
I feel like you are purposefully ignoring the fact that you can easily get all of those movies (and tons of others not on streaming services) on DVD or Blu-ray for relatively cheap. As another commenter said, you can also rent them from any number of services for $2-$4.
While I don't love the current state of affairs, I dropped cable TV recently (which I hardly ever watched) and I sort of take the attitude that it makes sense to keep my monthly subscriptions down and periodically buy, whether disc or streaming, or rent a la carte things I want to watch--especially given that I don't really watch all that much.
That is no longer always possible, some movies just don't release on DVD or Blu-Ray anymore or it takes a very long time after release before they appear as Blu-Ray (as to not take profit from streaming services)
There is plenty of movies that are not available to me. They're not available for streaming or as bluray, and in some cases cannot be imported legally either.
For anyone that hasn't seen They Shall Not Grow Old, I highly recommend it.
Peter Jackson (of Lord of the Rings fame) spent years working with the British government to digitize and colorize their old footage of World War I. They also added in sound using the actual military equipment that was used in the field during the war. They also hired lip readers to figure out what each person was saying and added in dialogue.
It's really incredible and makes the war (which was only 100 years ago) feel much more modern than old black and white footage.
The audio comments made by soldiers throughout the film are also actual comments from veterans, taken from old BBC interviews. The film is a masterpiece.
I just checked from my (government) building’s connection and, well...someone has been downloading some Lovecraftian horror movies. Not what I expected.
It's easy: All of the hype was manufactured. No one was actually excited for it, there were just a ton of articles that made you think you others were.
TVs used to come with circuit diagrams so that people could repair it themselves at home using standard parts. I've not seen anything like that in many years, even for far simpler appliances.
> TVs used to come with circuit diagrams so that people could repair it themselves at home using standard parts.
Nowadays a brand new high end +2000€ Samsung TV comes with ads (!) in the menu and the apps feel like they'd be running on a potato. With that kind of Smart TVs, the hardware won't be the issue since it'll be the software that will be obsole way before the hardware. Smart TV is not a promise, its a thread.
I feel like that's a disingenuous comparison, given how complex the electronics of appliances must be nowadays (disclaimer: I have absolutely no idea, my experience is strictly at the software level) - but the general principle should still apply to be able to use products that you own in a (non-harmful) way that you choose.
Still there are components were a schematic would be useful. For example a schematic of the power supply, since 90% of the faults that TVs have are related to that. A power supply is not that complex and having a schematic would mean that repairs would be simpler.
Also nowadays it would be useful to have some sort of debug port, for example a serial port to connect and have a CLI to do diagnostic, upload a new firmware, etc. They have these interfaces in the TVs but most of the time are either disabled or protected so the end user cannot use them.
That would mean you could fix it yourself and cut out their authorized repair program. Better to just not put release the schematics, but also not go after anyone that creates the schematics either.
See dishwashers, microwaves, Apple iPhones, and washing machines. Car manufacturers still publish schematics for their circuitry (for a fee)
My rent is $2,385/month but they are flat fees charged by the electronic payments processor. (I've confirmed with a friend who lives in the same set of apartments but who has rent that is half of mine that the fees she sees online are identical down to the penny.)
