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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by brador on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:19PM (#7841867)
Well, you can always "rip" the video. Worst case you use a screen recorder.

But, what does Netflix gain from using DRM?

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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by rsynnott on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:22PM (#7841893)
To a large extent, probably, their contracts with content owners require it, for it is customary for such contracts to require DRM. Look at the music industry; did it _actually_ make piracy easier when iTunes dropped DRM? Not really, but the content owners (or one in particular) fought it for years.
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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by valarauca1 on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:21PM (#7841887)
>what does Netflix gain from using DRM?

A business. Without DRM their is no way they'd be able to get the content they charge for.

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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by evan_ on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:21PM (#7841886)
> But, what does Netflix gain from using DRM?

The studios will license them video.

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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by planb on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:22PM (#7841892)
Licensing deals with the movie industry. I don't think Netflix is pushing for DRM here but the content owners.
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Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite by k-mcgrady on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @02:22PM (#7841889)
Tech illiterate content companies will license them content.
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