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The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin (reprodev.com)

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[–] valar@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

I still use Plex, I have a lifetime pass and everything "just works" for my end users. Including Plexamp. Someday I expect to switch but it'll have to be when the end-user experience is just as easy and accessible.

Edit: Reading the article, even its author admits to sticking with Plex for now for similar reasons

[–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

Man.

[–] joe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

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