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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by repelsteeltje on Thursday May 09, 2024 @10:52AM (#40308833)
Funny thing is that most streaming platforms only have DRM because content owners pressure them. It's expensive and a huge hassle to get right.

While indeed DRM barely contributes in fighting redistribution over Pirate Bay, it does prevent stream sharing. Ie.: the platform saves a lot of CDN bandwidth by forcing that onto torrents.

Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by watermelon0 on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:15PM (#40309730)
I think this is not entirely true, because HBO and Netflix have DRM on their own shows.