Yes but in Netflix case and html5 we are precisely talking about streaming service.
Download should be DRM free for free for vidéo that's true but don't blame Netflix for using DRM on a streaming service as every music streaming service does that too.
Indeed I think studios could reduce pirating to baseline (people who can't afford anyway) in a split second should they understand that people are willing to pay for a fair priced streaming service like Netflix. They just need to open up their catalogs like music majors finally did as an average wallet can hardly sustain a dozen different subscriptions in order to have a decent movie catalog.
I think the entire Plex userbase would disagree. There's also a reason Google Play Music lets you upload your own music: Not all music can be found in "regular" streaming catalogs.
Technicalities aside: Also I like to think that buying albums (even if I stream them later on) makes the artist more money. And I want to support the artists I appreciate as much as I can.
I meant "normal" as in mass-market, not "normal for HN". I, probably like you, of course have a unix fileserver in my residence (as well as a metric ass-ton of vinyl, because it seems we are similar types of nerd).
How else would a subscription service work? If you bought your music instead of renting it you'd truly own it without DRM or any other strings attached.
As a very frequent music buyer, I'd say the situation is very comfortable and user-friendly and I'd wish to see the same for video content.
Did we? Look at Apple Music, Spotify, and other subscription music services. They all have DRM.