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Plex is locking remote streaming behind a subscription in April (www.plex.tv)

submitted 1 year ago by Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Ahoy mateys, it's time to setup Jellyfin if you prefer not to pay for the privilege of self-hosting your own content.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27204525

We are also changing how remote playback works for streaming personal media (that is, playback when not on the same local network as the server). The reality is that we need more resources to continue putting forth the best personal media experience, and as a result, we will no longer offer remote playback as a free feature. This—alongside the new Plex Pass pricing—will help provide those resources. This change will apply to the future release of our new Plex experience for mobile and other platforms.

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[-] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Did they write their own software?

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago

The software already exists, and has for decades.

[-] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then just ask them if they would share their work for free, or recreate it yourself?

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

They're already sharing it for free

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