That said, it is difficult to imagine a situation where the fact that a consumer has stripped the DRM from a purchased disc is known to the outside world (as long as it is not being distributed in a public manner). Unfortunately, the instant / reliable access part is not possible without stripping the content protection. laws, it is illegal to circumvent copy protection on DVDs and Blu-rays. Is it possible to combine the great quality of Blu-rays with instant and reliable access? The answer is a cautious affirmative. Vudu comes close to matching Blu-ray quality with their 9 Mbps HDX stream and Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks, but the Blu-ray versions have a much higher bitrate ceiling and support for lossless audio, making them capable of delivering quality which is not going to be matched by streaming services any time in the near future. The main reason is the audio and video quality. However, Blu-rays aren't going away any time soon even for consumers who have lot of bandwidth to spare. There is usually no regional restriction to worry about.There is no risk of scratched optical media which might lead to errors during playback.There is no need to sit through unskippable trailers of upcoming movies.There is no need to sit through FBI warnings.Many consumers tend to prefer instantly accessible versions of movies (such as those on Netflix / Vudu / iTunes / local copies / etc.) compared to Blu-rays because of the following reasons: