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I mostly agree, but isn't it plausible that a centralized standard allows DRM to become more prevalent? Right now lots of copyright-able content is begrudgingly
by jessriedel 11y ago
I mostly agree, but isn't it plausible that a centralized standard allows DRM to become more prevalent? Right now lots of copyright-able content is begrudgingly released freely to attract eyeballs, but that could decrease if DRM becomes more seamless.
- Karunamon 11y agoThe DRM makers still have to write, ship, and get people to install the decryption piece - EME just gives it hooks into the browser (and allows said plugin to be appropriately sandboxed, restricted, and treated like the hostile black box piece of crap that it is). So in other words, probably not any more than the current system.
- jessriedel 11y agoGood answer, thank you.
- slrz 11y agoJust that now, the CDM piece ships by default in Chrome, Safari, IE/Edge and is automatically downloaded on demand on Firefox. They're probably fine with ignoring the existence of any other browser. See about:plugins on Chrome to see for yourself.