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Now that Plex is dead, where to find servers/what platform? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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My good ol 2+ year Plex server host has been banned again. I have given up on this, I do not have access to an obscure server with few customers that will avoid future bans.

What's the platform of choice moving forward? Need wife-approval factor. Emby and Jellyfin? Where can I source servers? Reddit has made these hard to find and I haven't found a good community here.

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[-] stonedemoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't disagree with your definitions of legality, but I do disagree fundamentally that ripping a movie should be under the same umbrella of piracy if the intent is not to distribute.

Even blurays that offer a bonus "digital copy" are redeemed through a third-party that packs it with DRM so you can't use it for your own media server. How are they even supposed to enforce this absolute assanine law that I can't watch the damn movie that I bought on my own terms?

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 year ago

Just to be clear, I don't support this definition either, its stupid.

Technically often making a copy is not illegal, but breaking DRM is. Unfortunately almost everything comes with DRM so in consequence rippping becomes indirectly illegal. At least in Germany this is the case.

[-] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~I mean if you want to go full technical here, your dvd/bluray player is breaking the DRM as well.~~

Edit: Ignore this, I am a dumbass.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No it is not. Those players usually come with a purchased license to unlock the DRM. If you try and play them on a laptop you need a player software that has the same type of license. Try opening a disc like that on your PC with a freshly installed VLC player, it won't work. There you need to break DRM by adding the famous libraries like libdvdcss and what else they are called.