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DRM is required by the people they licence video from. I imagine that they wouldn't do it if they didn't have to. (They might still do it to their own content b
by anchpop 7y ago
DRM is required by the people they licence video from. I imagine that they wouldn't do it if they didn't have to. (They might still do it to their own content but I don't see what they gain by doing it for someone else's)
- Rebelgecko 7y agoIIRC, Amazon Prime actually uses less obnoxious DRM on their own content than for 3rd party stuff. At least, when I had a computer configuration that they said was unsupported for HD due to DRM reasons, I was still able to get Amazon's own videos in 1080p
- fosefx 7y agoBy now I have only heared about (and experienced) the downsites of DRM. Are there any good arguments for it / casestudies that show any reduction in piracy?
- the_pwner224 7y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15305476 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15305476 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15319476 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15319476