By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026But at least cable signals *have* PVRs. For the majority of video we interact with, there's no PVR - not even a shitty, broken one. You can't record your Netflix videos, your HBO Max videos, your Disney Plus videos or your Prime videos. 71/ 11257
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026Recording a video off a streamer has the same copyright status as recording off your analog cable had in 1984 when the Supreme Court handed down the *Betamax* decision, but because there's an "access control" on video streams, it's nevertheless a felony to make a VCR for a streaming service. 72/ 113210
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026You know how streaming companies play all kinds of bullshit games, like dropping videos from their catalog? Even worse: the Amazon Prime scam where Christmas cartoons are all included in your "free" streaming tier from March-October, but cost $3.99 to watch from November to February. 73/ 317210
