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> It lets content creators put their content on the web without fear of everybody ripping it off? It doesn't prevent anything, I can still rip off the content

by voidr 9y ago

> It lets content creators put their content on the web without fear of everybody ripping it off? It doesn't prevent anything, I can still rip off the content if I want to. DRM was never affective at anything, other than making life harder for everyone. Show me a single DRM technology that hasn't already been defeated. > Why don't you explain wow it prevents an open web for anyone at all? If Netflix won't release their binary blob to your platform/browser you won't be able to access it. You are forced to run code made by an organisation that doesn't have your best interest in mind. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk... > I got what I wanted and I'm so glad I can watch Netflix in my browser. :) You basically got Flash, that's what you got. :D

hungerstrike 9y ago
> It doesn't prevent anything, I can still rip off the content if I want to. So, you should throw away the lock on your front door and your car too because anyone can break into those just as easily. > If Netflix won't release their binary blob to your platform/browser you won't be able to access it. I don't care about that at all. > You basically got Flash, that's what you got. :D What I got is the movie companies and the streaming companies sending me their content. If they want me to run the equivalent of Flash, that's fine with me. A toddler would basically agree with my argument. Some big content creators want your web browser to be able to do certain things that you personally don't want them to be able to do. By not allowing them to do things the way they want, you're closing the web off to them. Nobody is stopping you (or anyone else) from creating content and using non-DRM distribution. So you're actually arguing for a closed web, not me.

by voidr 9y ago

hungerstrike 9y ago

> It doesn't prevent anything, I can still rip off the content if I want to. So, you should throw away the lock on your front door and your car too because anyone can break into those just as easily. > If Netflix won't release their binary blob to your platform/browser you won't be able to access it. I don't care about that at all. > You basically got Flash, that's what you got. :D What I got is the movie companies and the streaming companies sending me their content. If they want me to run the equivalent of Flash, that's fine with me. A toddler would basically agree with my argument. Some big content creators want your web browser to be able to do certain things that you personally don't want them to be able to do. By not allowing them to do things the way they want, you're closing the web off to them. Nobody is stopping you (or anyone else) from creating content and using non-DRM distribution. So you're actually arguing for a closed web, not me.