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Yes, Google owns Widevine. But if they really wanted to hurt browsers that don't have EME, they'd deploy DRM to all youtube videos, including the free ones and
by est31 7y ago
Yes, Google owns Widevine. But if they really wanted to hurt browsers that don't have EME, they'd deploy DRM to all youtube videos, including the free ones and maybe even offer other DRM types like DRM'd text and DRM'd photographs and use them in their web services.
- boomboomsubban 7y ago>But if they really wanted to hurt browsers that don't have EME, they'd deploy DRM to all youtube videos, Can they just add DRM to content they do not own? They could likely work something out, but the problems may outweigh the benefit they would gain.
- fenwick67 7y agoGoogle certainly owns the right to transmit Youtube videos to users however they see fit.