Re:EFF Makes Formal Objection to DRM in HTML5
by mikeash on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @07:23PM
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Sure looks like it's getting closer to me. The amount of content I can view without a plugin has absolutely exploded over the past few years. Sure, big Hollywood names aren't in there yet, but it's not like they're the only ones who make videos worth watching.
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Re:EFF Makes Formal Objection to DRM in HTML5
by mythz on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @08:24PM
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What you mean by "big Hollywood" the mainstream population refers to as "TV" and "Movies". None of which we're able to watch without a plugin. I do all my TV watching online (95% on Netflix/Hulu), even most of the videos I watch on YouTube require flash, despite being opt-in to using the HTML5 video player.
Re:EFF Makes Formal Objection to DRM in HTML5
by mikeash on Wednesday May 29, 2013 @09:47PM
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Your statement was "closer". Even if the video watchable without plugins is only 1% of the total, your statement is still wrong if it was e.g. 0.1% a few years ago.
Regarding YouTube, I do most of my YouTubing on iOS devices, and it's very rare to find a video that doesn't work, so the non-plugin support is good. Why it doesn't work in your browser, I couldn't say, but at this point I suspect it's more about your setup than YouTube not supporting it at all.