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It was either permit DRM, or cut off the web for all sorts of media.
by bitwize 6mo ago
It was either permit DRM, or cut off the web for all sorts of media.
- ekianjo 6mo agoIt was a bad position for him to take.
- redeeman 6mo agoeasy choice. also, thats just BS, remember how SOMEHOW the same was said for playback of music on computers, yet somehow a certain now-dead CEO was able to say "fuck you" and it happened anyway?
- muglug 6mo agoNot sure if Spotify got that same memo.
- peterfirefly 6mo agoThat was part of the deal with Apple the record company because otherwise Apple the computer company would infringe on their trademark. The Steves could have renamed their company or taken the deal. They took the deal.
- RandomGerm4n 6mo agoThere would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm.
- dirasieb 6mo agothe web was famously cut off for all sorts of media before DRM was permitted