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Re:Comcast Is Lobbying Against DNS Encryption by kevingadd on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:59PM (#21337698)
If web browsers want to allow playing content from DRM'd services like Netflix, they get tangled up in a bundle of regulations like the DMCA and have to use specific services like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widevine

At a lower level, formats like H264 are basically part of the web platform too, so you end up implementing them and that exposes you to software patent laws.

So, in practice: Yes, there are laws browsers must adhere to. If you're willing to strip a bunch of features out of your browser and you live in a country with a less awful legal climate, maybe not too many laws.

For a while the US banned export of encryption if you aren't familiar with that - it impacted stuff like web browsers and resulted in people using 56-bit (!) encryption keys for things.

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Re:Comcast Is Lobbying Against DNS Encryption by Darth_Hobo on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:24PM (#21339712)
In practice you can host your browser redistributable on non-US server that has no obligation to US laws. And if US user chooses to download from that location there is nothing they can do about it.
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