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Re:Tim Berners-Lee approves Web DRM, but W3C members have tw... by izacus on Saturday July 08, 2017 @12:40AM (#14724111)
How is not being able to download files at all, not being able to just move them to another device and being forced to have a n internet connection to watch HDR Blu-Rays a better experience than just double clicking a mp4 file?
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Re:Tim Berners-Lee approves Web DRM, but W3C members have tw... by Mindwipe on Sunday July 09, 2017 @01:02PM (#14730643)
You're not forced the have an internet connection to watch UHD Blu-rays.

The spec allows a disc to require it, but it not a single disc has ever turned it on. It was also in the blu-ray spec, and not a single disc ever turned it on there either.

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