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That is not "all the DRM they need". Files split up into "randomly named 100mb chunks" does not make them safe from would-be pirates with a penchant for reverse
by m3ta 10y ago
That is not "all the DRM they need". Files split up into "randomly named 100mb chunks" does not make them safe from would-be pirates with a penchant for reverse engineering.
- jbob2000 10y agoI mean, there's probably more to it than "randomly named 100mb chunks", but for the sake of brevity, that's how I described it.
- royjacobs 10y agoThe chunks themselves would have the same DRM applied as when you'd stream from their servers. In the latter case you can also just sniff the traffic, but that's not enough to be able to decrypt the video.
- izacus 10y agoDRM never did stop "would-be pirates with penchant for reverse engineering". Ever. Plus, the owner of the Android/iOS device is paying for that content anyway, why would it be in any way a problem if he can open that downloaded file in another software?!?!
- 9point6 10y agoTechnically paying for a license to play said content in the Netflix app. I agree that DRM is a waste of time and the pirates are going to get the content whatever happens, but a $10/m streaming service is only licensing you to watch video in a few specific scenarios. If you had spent $3 an episode (or whatever it is on iTunes/Google Play these days) to own it, then I'd expect a DRM free file to be available (Though I doubt you actually get one in reality).