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I flat out have DRM disabled in my browser. If I really really need it, then that's what VMs and VPNs are for.

neilv 1y ago
Same here. For one interim pragmatic purpose, I do have a dedicated setup that has DRM, which I use only for that purpose. I hope to get rid of the nasty DRM altogether in the future. (For the browser part of the DRM setup, I use Chrome/Chromium, the violate-me-all-the-ways browser. For all other browser purposes, I use both Firefox, the violate-me-fewer-ways browser, and Tor Browser, the draw-fire-of-state-actors-but-thwart-techbro-actors browser.)
- account42 1y ago
  What's preventing you from getting rid of it now?
kiney 1y ago
I'm curious what are those use-cases where you really need it? I have DRM disabled since forever and never experience any problems that I can relate to that.
- Aerroon 1y ago
  Which really makes you wonder why so many people fought hard to get it into the browser.
  - deleted 1y ago
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  - phantomathkg 1y ago
    So they can monetize the consumption of video/audio.
- bevr1337 1y ago
  Streaming television
  - account42 1y ago
    Which should never have been a website in the first place.
  - M95D 1y ago
    tvheadend would work, if browsers would support mpeg2.
- msgodel 1y ago
  I think spotify doesn't work without it but I switched back to keeping all my music local long ago.
  - kiney 1y ago
    ok, never used that...
- Groxx 1y ago
  Music and TV/movie streaming, and that's about it afaict. I've got it disabled too, and I essentially never see issues unless I go to Netflix.
  - Tijdreiziger 1y ago
    News videos don’t always work without it either.
    - gruez 1y ago
      Maybe I don't visit enough news sites, but I never saw a news website have DRM on their videos.
      - Groxx 1y ago
        I think I've seen it on news sites like once? And thanked my settings for stopping something that was surely going to annoy me. But broadly yeah, same
    - account42 1y ago
      That's more of a bonus and not an issue.
    - JCattheATM 1y ago
      Ohh yeah, that's the only time I've had a problem, but the video has never been that important and if it is it's on Youtube.
account42 1y ago
> that's what VMs and VPNs are for To get the content from a different source in a more user-friendly format, right?

Same here. For one interim pragmatic purpose, I do have a dedicated setup that has DRM, which I use only for that purpose. I hope to get rid of the nasty DRM altogether in the future. (For the browser part of the DRM setup, I use Chrome/Chromium, the violate-me-all-the-ways browser. For all other browser purposes, I use both Firefox, the violate-me-fewer-ways browser, and Tor Browser, the draw-fire-of-state-actors-but-thwart-techbro-actors browser.)

account42 1y ago
What's preventing you from getting rid of it now?

kiney 1y ago

I'm curious what are those use-cases where you really need it? I have DRM disabled since forever and never experience any problems that I can relate to that.

Aerroon 1y ago
Which really makes you wonder why so many people fought hard to get it into the browser.
- deleted 1y ago
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- phantomathkg 1y ago
  So they can monetize the consumption of video/audio.
bevr1337 1y ago
Streaming television
- account42 1y ago
  Which should never have been a website in the first place.
- M95D 1y ago
  tvheadend would work, if browsers would support mpeg2.
msgodel 1y ago
I think spotify doesn't work without it but I switched back to keeping all my music local long ago.
- kiney 1y ago
  ok, never used that...
Groxx 1y ago
Music and TV/movie streaming, and that's about it afaict. I've got it disabled too, and I essentially never see issues unless I go to Netflix.
- Tijdreiziger 1y ago
  News videos don’t always work without it either.
  - gruez 1y ago
    Maybe I don't visit enough news sites, but I never saw a news website have DRM on their videos.
    - Groxx 1y ago
      I think I've seen it on news sites like once? And thanked my settings for stopping something that was surely going to annoy me. But broadly yeah, same
  - account42 1y ago
    That's more of a bonus and not an issue.
  - JCattheATM 1y ago
    Ohh yeah, that's the only time I've had a problem, but the video has never been that important and if it is it's on Youtube.

account42 1y ago

> that's what VMs and VPNs are for To get the content from a different source in a more user-friendly format, right?