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This is just because html5 doesn't have a way of hiding the video stream from the html source, right? Hasn't anyone figured out how to proxy it, or only allow
by stephengillie 14y ago
This is just because html5 doesn't have a way of hiding the video stream from the html source, right?
Hasn't anyone figured out how to proxy it, or only allow a connection to the hosting server if the browser has a specific cookie, or some other way of obfuscating the video's URL?
- wmf 14y agoI'm sure there are JS-based obfuscation techniques, but Hollywood's approval process is probably highly political. So developing fake HTML5 DRM costs X, but getting it approved may cost zero (if you're Steve Jobs), 10X, 100X, or infinity.