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>Yes and that's why they're adding DRM support to HTML5, so you don't need to and the browser you're using can act as the endpoint allowing access to the conten
by ginko 9y ago
>Yes and that's why they're adding DRM support to HTML5, so you don't need to and the browser you're using can act as the endpoint allowing access to the content.
This still means you'll need a specific browser. Open-source browsers will likely not work anymore.
- FussyZeus 9y agoThen don't use open source browsers, or don't consume the content.
- lordlimecat 9y agoIf Firefox and Chromium don't work with EME I will go buy a a hat, and eat it. I'd hazard the folks who truly get locked out, users of more ideological browsers on more fringe linux distros, already were not using flash or silverlight, because those already required a proprietary blob of code. And frankly they're probably not interested in content that is locked down.
- kuschku 9y agoFirefox and Chromium already don’t work with EME unless you install a proprietary addon.