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No. It is fundamentally impossible. DRM centralizes piracy, it makes it profitable both socially and financially to pirate harder. As DRM tries to get harder it actually gives pirates more power.

These pirates release high quality content that is better than the service provides on most devices. Typically in HEVC as well, requiring less download size.

It's also great for those that don't have consistent Internet and want to download over time.

DRM and anti piracy are a snake oil industry for business suit types that think they're protecting their assets. They're not, but they don't understand the infinitely copiable nature of digital. They want control at any cost.



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