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> Many people would happily buy (as in pay once, play forever) films and TV shows

You can do this, physically or digitally.

Physically, yes, as long as the medium doesn't get damaged or deteriorated.

Digitally, the "forever" part doesn't actually work that great in practice [1]. Unless you can download the movie and store or yourself.

[1] https://www.slashfilm.com/560987/you-still-own-movies-on-app...

Yeah, it's unfortunate that the movie industry has held on to DRM so hard.

I’ve seen a few venues where it’s possible to digitally buy DRM‐free movies, as a straight up downloadable 1080p MP4. Unfortunately the selection is very limited, to pretty much just a handful of indie documentaries and short films.

I know of three sources: VHX, Vimeo On Demand, and GOG. Although upon looking it appears VHX is now owned by Vimeo, so there are really only two.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/

https://www.gog.com/movies

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