Nothing that I'm aware of. This is a big reason why I pirate, having a simple .mkv or .mp4 or whatever is just so damn convenient
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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Often times on this sub there's always an alternative being proposed, so I'm a bit shocked that this time most of the answers are simply "no".
I have nothing against buying what I enjoy. But I also want to use my own streaming service (be it Plex or Jellyfin), I want to watch it offline, I want to not live in fear that it gets taken away, and most importantly I want to know that atleast 50% of my money rightfully goes to the artists of said content.
As I've said in another comment, it's shocking that even the notoriously copyright-obsessed music industry allows retailers to sell high quality digital copies, while the film-industry just plainly doesn't.
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.
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.
There likely will not be anything like this in my or your lifetime. The music industry finally caved, but I don't see the movie industry ever capitulating.
And with computer literacy on the decline, I wouldn't be shocked to see in our lifetime a generation of people who conceptually cannot understand a local video file.
"Wait, so you're telling me you can watch a movie you bought without using the official app?"
Not without DRM that I’m aware of.
Looks like Amazon offers digital purchases.
If you find a company you support that offers a digital purchase, I'd do that and then "pirate" it through normal means. You've already paid for the digital copy, and "pirating" is easier than ripping your own.
Oh I nearly forgot but specifically Prime Video is indeed a service that allows direct movie downloads, thanks for the suggestions!
Altough......now that I've looked at it more closely and if I understood it correctly:
- one can only use their proprietary app to initiate a download
- one can only watch the downloaded content on their proprietary app, and
- the downloaded movie expires after 30 days.
I'll try it out as soon as I can, but if true then this is just a horrible experience.
They do not offer downloads like you think. The downloads from basically any service are wrapped in DRM and can only be downloaded and played through their interface. You don't own it. They can revoke your access to it.