Google can make forks of Chromium unusable in practice by refusing to license their WideVine DRM module. This has already happened: https://www.theregister.co.

Google can make forks of Chromium unusable in practice by refusing to license their WideVine DRM module. This has already happened: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/03/googles_widevine_drm/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/03/googles_widevine_dr... > Developer Samuel Maddock found this out to his cost. He's been working on an open source Electron-based (Chromium) browser called Metastream that allows users to stream videos in sync with one another. It's designed to be a way for friends to watch shows together even when they're apart. > But Google's Widevine DRM business doesn't want to work with him. After four months of waiting, the firm responded to his request to license their proprietary DRM code, in conjunction with the castLabs API, with a denial. (edited: formatting)