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Re:DRM enabled Google to have an open source browser still u... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @11:32PM (#20048128)
>But if they really wanted to hurt browsers that don't have EME, they'd deploy DRM to all youtube videos,

Can they just add DRM to content they do not own? They could likely work something out, but the problems may outweigh the benefit they would gain.

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Re:DRM enabled Google to have an open source browser still u... by fenwick67 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @01:02AM (#20048549)
Google certainly owns the right to transmit Youtube videos to users however they see fit.
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