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Has anybody 'rented' movies on Youtube? I can't imagine they are DRM-free although if you have please speak up. I think they require Adobe Flash /w DRM and they aren't available in HTML5. If it works with HTML5 or Flash without DRM I'd like to know. Actually. Any GNU/Linux support would be of interest even if it is Adobe with DRM (I'm will assume nobody here has Adobe Flash installed although if you have read it elsewhere... please inform).
I'm afraid you're out of luck with watching YouTube Rentals: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/youtube-rentals
May I suggest something else, like a DVD? The DRM was cracked years ago and can easily be played with free software.
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I was pretty sure I recalled reading it was DRM'd. Always looking for options
though. There aren't a lot of places for movies online and almost all have
DRM. At least one exception does exist: eztakes.com
As from my side, I can recommend you StageVU. The highlights for this video sharing service are the following:
-does not need 'Adobe Flash Player' (not even HTML5 support in web-browser)
-playback relies on video player's browser plugin (Totem on GNU, VLC on Windows)
-mainly used for uploading full-length, "pirated" copies of movies
-direct links for video downloading
-anyone can upload a video for free (like on YouTube)
--no real limit for video duration (up to 18.2hrs!)
--no real limit for video resolution (up to 1920x1080)
-watching and downloading of movies is entirely free(as in free beer :)
Downsides:
-No WebM/HTML5 or Theora/Vorbis :((
-Audio/Video quality (because of the obsolete codecs)
--using DivX/XviD as video codec (based on MPEG-4 Visual ASP)
--using MPEG Audio Layer 3(shortly MP3) as audio format(does not know which codec)
Forgot to mention that all the uploaded videos are of course DRM-free :)
Forgot to mention that all the uploaded videos are of course DRM-free :)
Which method do you settled with? It would be great to let other people know, especially those who are searching an answer for the same question.
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There was no decision to be made. I was merely seeking confirmation of my gut
for future projects. As an example we have a plug-in for firefox that
blacklists sites like Netflix and redirects the user to other alternatives.
Right now the page we redirect to lists numerous sites. This doesn't solve
the freedom issue. It only works around the issue for non-free GNU/Linux
distributions. While some of the links very well could be drm free they
require Adobe Flash and I seriously doubt any work in Trisquel.
Some of the obvious solutions which work for tech savvy users won't work for
us (for obvious reasons).
I think ideally we would love to do is develop a Netflix equivalent for
GNU/Linux (well- and other free operating systems). At the moment there isn't
a chance that could happen for numerous reasons. One being the content
industry's insistence on unreasonable licensing conditions (mostly digital
restrictions) and the law.
This isn't to say I think it would be impossible to do. You would probably
have to take the industry on in creative ways. It would probably involve
finding a workable business model to fund new high quality content. I can't
conceive of this working without a significant investment although that
doesn't mean a user driven contributory model wouldn't work.
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Alternatively, if you want "pirated" TV shows in good quality you can use
VuReel with Linterna Mágica and Totem plugin with Midori or Epiphany or with
Linterna Mágica and Gecko Media Player or Totem plugin with Mozilla based
browsers.
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Alternatively, if you want "pirated" TV shows in good quality you can use VuReel with Linterna Mágica and Totem plugin with Midori or Epiphany or with Linterna Mágica and Gecko Media Player or Totem plugin with Mozilla based browsers.
Your local library can have a selection of DVDs available to borrow, for free. You can also sometimes buy cheap used DVDs, including boxsets, in your local second-hand shop and online using classifed listings.
Also check out the Internet Movie Archive. They've thousands of classic movies and videos to download for free or watch online, all without DRM: http://archive.org/details/movies
FSF recommend www.4Flix.net for movies to download DRM free. Although I've tried them and their SSL cert isn't valid, so the checkout doesn't work.
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