Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite
by jbigelow76 on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @03:42PM
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>Now, I have no choice.
I'm pretty sure you can disable the proprietary DRM blobs on your browser.
You will miss out on a lot of DRM'd content out there, but you can still choose.
You are presumably already choosing not to use Netflix now. I'm not. I'm choosing to use Netflix now, and I want the more secure, more efficient built-in method.
That said, I would like a more secure, more efficient built-in method for any non-DRM video source that chooses to be distributed openly too!
Re:HTML5 Video in Safari on OS X Yosemite
by timonovici on Tuesday June 03, 2014 @05:47PM
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How on earth having an unknown, unsecure, unreviewed binary blob running on your computer be "the more secure method"? Compared to what?
But having a blob in the browser running in a sea of proprietary code (MacOS), I don't think it makes such a big difference.
"a more secure ... non-DRM video source" - more secure compared to what? What does security means to you? If you are going to watch non-DRMed video, it's already as secure as it can get, all you need for the efficiency part is better codecs, think of VP9, or Daala.
Now, I have no choice. And the EME spec branches out beyond HTML5 Video. If additional working groups dictate it, soon you won't even be able to view page source or take content.