Sharing is no longer available for private podcasts

[ThijsRay]

Description

Whenever you try to share a snippet of a private podcast, you are now prevented from doing so with the message "Sharing is not available for private podcasts". Previously, you could share snippets of private podcasts.

Is there a way to make this "feature" of blocking sharing optional? It breaks functionality that previously existed in the app. I've had several complaints of people now being unable to share snippets of their private feeds with the recent version of PocketCasts.

How can I now offer a private podcast feed to listeners that does not appear in the public search results (because it contains credentials and/or premium paid content), but that listeners can still share snippets of?

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Open a private feed.
2. Try to share it.
3. Be blocked by DRM.

Screenshots or screen recording

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Device, Operating system, and Pocket Casts app version

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[CookieyedCodes]

Got to love the conflict between sharing clips for protecting ip and sharing clips for the point of sharing.

Maby the patreon API can be used to make sure someone is still subscribed or when mp3 clips are re introduced they could be limited to 30s 🤔🤔 just some proposals:)

[yaelirub]

Hey @ThijsRay , can you help us better understand your use-case? Are you a creator of a podcast that is private / premium and you still want your listeners to share it publicly?