&gt;Ripping your own dvd<p>Tell me with a straight face that Apple gives a shit about DVDs.<p>&gt;recording from tv<p>Fumbling around with capture cards is roughly the opposite of the Apple TV&#x27;s ethos.<p>&gt;public domain or cc licensed footage, public domain or cc licensed footage, buying from independent distributors or the authors themselves, video blogs, buying learning material etc.<p>Vimeo is already a pretty polished UX for most of the independent film use cases. Offline is a concern on mobile devices but not really relevant to the Apple TV.<p>Also, let&#x27;s be realistic here, people aren&#x27;t watching public domain content on their couches day in and day out, they&#x27;re watching big-name TV shows.