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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by brnt on Thursday May 09, 2024 @11:35AM (#40309308)
Why do they do that?
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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by daveoc64 on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:10PM (#40309661)
The lower levels of Widevine protection are weaker, so the content providers like Netflix only allow playback in standard definition or 720p at those levels.

They don't want the highest quality to be available on devices where the DRM can easily be broken.

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Re:Microsoft PlayReady – Complete Client Identity Compromise by SSLy on Thursday May 09, 2024 @06:23PM (#40313540)
>They don't want the highest quality to be available on devices where the DRM can easily be broken.

they don't want to admit you can get L3 keymaterial from androids super easily. They just are obnoxious assholes.

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