Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square166fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 month agoIt reeks of “we’re routing your traffic through our own servers to check your media for piracy” to me.
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThey do have a proxy service, but it is optional. I have it disabled because my server is faster. I could see the proxy slipping behind a paywall as that feature has costs, but web accessibility? That’s basic function of a video server.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe proxy service is also encrypted end to end
minus-squarefakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhy would they check for piracy when it’s not them you’re pirating from and stopping piracy would remove the most popular use case of their product?
It reeks of “we’re routing your traffic through our own servers to check your media for piracy” to me.
They do have a proxy service, but it is optional. I have it disabled because my server is faster.
I could see the proxy slipping behind a paywall as that feature has costs, but web accessibility? That’s basic function of a video server.
The proxy service is also encrypted end to end
Why would they check for piracy when it’s not them you’re pirating from and stopping piracy would remove the most popular use case of their product?