> as far as I know not because they wanted it, but because the studios they license from demand DRM. Yet, they seem to have lost most of their "movie studio" catalogue and are now focusing on originals.
Many of Netflix's "original" productions are still subject to similar restrictions, and are still produced by those very same studios. All of their Marvel shows, for example, are produced by Disney and licensed to Netflix for digital distribution. Some of their "originals" are actually international co-productions, where they're still distributed traditionally via broadcast television in other countries, and DRM is a requirement of the license.
Many of Netflix's "original" productions are still subject to similar restrictions, and are still produced by those very same studios. All of their Marvel shows, for example, are produced by Disney and licensed to Netflix for digital distribution. Some of their "originals" are actually international co-productions, where they're still distributed traditionally via broadcast television in other countries, and DRM is a requirement of the license.