• Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      A private company who’s entire use case is facilitating streaming pirated media. The only time Plex blocks or exposes it’s customers is the time the company completely implodes

    • joe@lemmy.world
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      All they know is what metadata is attached to the file. If you tag your home movies with metadata for the new Odyssey movie, you haven’t broken any laws.

      • Free Trampoline!?@sh.itjust.works
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        It literally plays through Plex’s proxies and redirect network to get from A to B. Pretending they don’t know is willfully ignorant. They need only take a peek, which they very well can.

    • valar@lemmy.ca
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      This is fair. I’m not super comfortable with it. I really do hope to migrate away.