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The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin (reprodev.com)
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[-] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

A private company that knows you pirate media has your name and billing address and you're calm as a cucumber?

Man.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks 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

[-] valar@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is fair. I'm not super comfortable with it. I really do hope to migrate away.

[-] joe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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.

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