Re:Safari no longer supported by Spotify
by bzbarsky on Sunday September 17, 2017 @12:15PM
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Apple _has_ implemented this user-hostile feature. It's just that they only support Apple's own FairPlay DRM.
So assuming Spotify is contractually required to provide DRM for its music (by the music suppliers), Spotify has the choice of licensing Apple's DRM so it can work with Safari or not working with Safari. Which choice is right depends on the licensing terms, which I have not been able to locate in a quick search.
> Apple is going one way and Google is going another
Not on this topic they're not. Apple has been very firmly in the web media DRM camp all along.
So assuming Spotify is contractually required to provide DRM for its music (by the music suppliers), Spotify has the choice of licensing Apple's DRM so it can work with Safari or not working with Safari. Which choice is right depends on the licensing terms, which I have not been able to locate in a quick search.
> Apple is going one way and Google is going another
Not on this topic they're not. Apple has been very firmly in the web media DRM camp all along.