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Only insofar as Netflix was opting not to put their content on the web. Netflix was _not_ prevented from being on the web pre-DRM -- it's just that responsibil
by cgearhart 10y ago
Only insofar as Netflix was opting not to put their content on the web. Netflix was _not_ prevented from being on the web pre-DRM -- it's just that responsibility for meeting their requirements for access to content rested with them rather than browser developers.
edit: not really sure how I messed up the original comment, which was an incoherent mess.
- maxerickson 10y agoHuh? If a browser developer doesn't bother to implement an EME interface and get access to DRM components for their users, all that happens is that some sites don't work. It doesn't force any burden on the developer. I understand the argument about this making it harder to develop new browsers and so on, but eschewing EME probably wasn't going to prevent that from happening, it would just happen in flash or other closed code.