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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by eof on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:43PM (#15280351)
As a follow up, isn't all this DRM for naught? If you send the video and the audio to my computer, I can record it after it's decrypted. What problem does this really solve? I already use netflix/amazon because it's more convenient than torrenting, unless it isn't. Seems the possibility is nil DRM-free versions of DRM content won't be available anyway.
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by gtirloni on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:51PM (#15280388)
You're right, content will always be pirated. However, security and rights management is never about definitive solutions. DRM makes it hard for 99% of the people and that's enough for copyright holders. They can focus their resources on the other 1% (unfortunately including poeple with legitimate reasons).

I'm not agreeing with this but it's how it is and I don't see that changing. I agree with another commenter that it's been like this for virtually forever and this decision doesn't change much.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by eof on Monday September 18, 2017 @07:13PM (#15280513)
> DRM makes it hard for 99% of the people

Does it though? I mean, there are already non-drm versions available, and have been "forever". Yet 99% of people still choose netflix because it's easier. Even the 1% choose netflix because it is easier.

How does restricting the delivery of legitimate/legal content impact the way that people consume illegitimate/illegal content?

I also don't see it changing, but it seems like it will have /obviously/ literally zero impact on the availability of pirated content, and how/if people use pirated content.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by drngdds on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:01PM (#15281471)
>DRM makes it hard for 99% of the people

I don't think this is true. You can find illegal streams for many (most? (all?)) TV shows with a quick Google search. It's also pretty common knowledge that TPB and similar torrent sites exist, and you don't have to be in the top 1% of computer users to install a BitTorrent client.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by always_good on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @05:17PM (#15288896)
>You can find illegal streams for many (most? (all?)) TV shows with a quick Google search

Not in my experience. I couldn't even find a 2016 movie on the top torrent sites last week.

If all you watch is Game of Thrones and other globally popular shows, then yeah, I'm sure it's trivial.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by a_imho on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @03:35AM (#15282508)
DRM makes it hard for 99% of the people

IMO we have oversupply of interchangeably disposable content fighting for a limited number of clicks, if someone makes it hard for their customers to engage, they are shooting themselves in the foot. E.g. whenever I'm greeted with a paywall, that tab is instaclosed.

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