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Take for example a DRM protected video. That video is being send to the framebuffer of my video card. If I use an open source OS and open source Browser, what o

Take for example a DRM protected video. That video is being send to the framebuffer of my video card. If I use an open source OS and open source Browser, what on earth is stopping me from capturing that video output?

Touche 13y ago
The website targets specific DRM schemes that they approve. Since your open source OS doesn't have any DRM schemes you're SOL.
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gnoway 13y ago
Nothing, which is why this whole proposal even exists. With this standardized, we will continue to be legally and/or practically blocked from native consumption of protected content on general purpose GNU/Linux distributions.
jrockway 13y ago
Absolutely nothing. DRM is pointless. Everything ever published in video form is already available to pirate. DRM just makes lawyers happy. I say, let them eat cake.
ferongr 13y ago
Open source OSes will probably not have CDMs available, except when prepackaged into a proprietary widget (Android, ChromeOS, B2G is Mozilla decides to play ball)
- PeterisP 13y ago
  If an open source system can run the CDM and is packaged in a proprietary widget; then I am allowed to take that open source system out of the widget, modify it to behave exactly as if it is still in the widget (so that it can still run the CDM) and redistribute the system to everyone.
  - ferongr 13y ago
    It's very hazy. If the userland (running atop of the Linux kernel) is closed source then there's few things you can do. Also, you can't just rip out binaries and redistribute them at will, EULAs usually forbid it.
    - PeterisP 13y ago
      As I specifically mentioned, "If an open source system can run the CDM.." - the CDMs run inside a browser, and for an open source browser such as Firefox or Chromium I definitely can modify it and redistribute the modifications; and if Firefox and Chromium can't run the CDMs, well, then they won't get used much since that's the majority of users.
      - nitrogen 13y ago
        CDMs will most likely communicate with closed-source hardware that implements the decryption (e.g. Blu-ray's AACS requires video card support for AES and HDCP).
  - makomk 13y ago
    You might even not be able to use it elsewhere. For example, the current ChromeOS CDM apparently only runs on approved hardware that's locked down from the hardware up to prevent you running any unauthorized code - if you enable developer mode it disables playback, possibly even at the hardware level.

Touche 13y ago

The website targets specific DRM schemes that they approve. Since your open source OS doesn't have any DRM schemes you're SOL.

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gnoway 13y ago

Nothing, which is why this whole proposal even exists. With this standardized, we will continue to be legally and/or practically blocked from native consumption of protected content on general purpose GNU/Linux distributions.

jrockway 13y ago

Absolutely nothing. DRM is pointless. Everything ever published in video form is already available to pirate. DRM just makes lawyers happy. I say, let them eat cake.

ferongr 13y ago

Open source OSes will probably not have CDMs available, except when prepackaged into a proprietary widget (Android, ChromeOS, B2G is Mozilla decides to play ball)

PeterisP 13y ago
If an open source system can run the CDM and is packaged in a proprietary widget; then I am allowed to take that open source system out of the widget, modify it to behave exactly as if it is still in the widget (so that it can still run the CDM) and redistribute the system to everyone.
- ferongr 13y ago
  It's very hazy. If the userland (running atop of the Linux kernel) is closed source then there's few things you can do. Also, you can't just rip out binaries and redistribute them at will, EULAs usually forbid it.
  - PeterisP 13y ago
    As I specifically mentioned, "If an open source system can run the CDM.." - the CDMs run inside a browser, and for an open source browser such as Firefox or Chromium I definitely can modify it and redistribute the modifications; and if Firefox and Chromium can't run the CDMs, well, then they won't get used much since that's the majority of users.
    - nitrogen 13y ago
      CDMs will most likely communicate with closed-source hardware that implements the decryption (e.g. Blu-ray's AACS requires video card support for AES and HDCP).
- makomk 13y ago
  You might even not be able to use it elsewhere. For example, the current ChromeOS CDM apparently only runs on approved hardware that's locked down from the hardware up to prevent you running any unauthorized code - if you enable developer mode it disables playback, possibly even at the hardware level.