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thejml@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

There is actually DRM baked into BluRay that can prevent playback under certain circumstances. BD+ is one of those.

Some players require updates from the Internet to work with newer discs as the cryptography keys can rotate or be revoked. And then there are updates like where they can remove playback features.

I actually had an issue where a disc wouldn’t play in any of my players and I had to crack and rip it just to watch the content I purchased. I recommend people backup their blurays because newer players or internet updated ones can revoke access to playback.

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cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
There is software that can rip blurays and strip out the DRM. 4k only works with certain drives that have custom firmware available though.

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- errer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  MakeMKV for those wondering. I have yet to be unable to rip a disk with it due to DRM.
  
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- thejml@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Right, which is why I recommend people back up their blurays. If you don’t, you may still loose access to your content on a normal player.
  
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user224@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Also, you may not be able to play BluRays on non-HDCP compliant TVs.
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At this point, piracy is just easier.

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