Until there is a credible way to push back (strong disincentive to politicians and the copyright cartel in the form of political or financial loss when they attempt the bullshit and fail), they will keep trying their luck at tightening the ratchet and the copyright regime will become more and more absurd. Just defeating the attempts some times is not enough as some attempts at the bullshit are bound to succeed and like a ratchet, this thing becomes tighter and tighter.
It's arguable that this is the deathrattle of the copyright industry. Theater revenue has flatlined since COVID and it's unlikely that they'll ever be resuscitated. Once theaters go, the cinema industry will have a very difficult time trying to convince consumers that movies are worth full theater price when they're being streamed.
> Once theaters go, the cinema industry will have a very difficult time trying to convince consumers that movies are worth full theater price when they're being streamed.
I got a pretty decent home theater setup and still, an actual cinema beats it by far. My biggest issue is sound - in a cinema, you can feel low frequencies... if I would crank up the amp that far at home, I'd get a visit from the cops.
