← Back to context Comment by ekianjo 11 hours ago > DRM Widevine,we have to thank tim berners lee for allowing this kind of bs in the first place 8 comments ekianjo Reply cpach 10 hours ago ? ekianjo 6 hours ago https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/tim_bernerslee_approv... bitwize 9 hours ago It was either permit DRM, or cut off the web for all sorts of media. RandomGerm4n 6 hours ago There would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm. dirasieb 2 hours ago the web was famously cut off for all sorts of media before DRM was permitted ekianjo 6 hours ago It was a bad position for him to take. redeeman 6 hours ago easy choice. also, thats just BS, remember how SOMEHOW the same was said for playback of music on computers, yet somehow a certain now-dead CEO was able to say "fuck you" and it happened anyway? muglug 3 hours ago Not sure if Spotify got that same memo.
cpach 10 hours ago ? ekianjo 6 hours ago https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/tim_bernerslee_approv...
bitwize 9 hours ago It was either permit DRM, or cut off the web for all sorts of media. RandomGerm4n 6 hours ago There would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm. dirasieb 2 hours ago the web was famously cut off for all sorts of media before DRM was permitted ekianjo 6 hours ago It was a bad position for him to take. redeeman 6 hours ago easy choice. also, thats just BS, remember how SOMEHOW the same was said for playback of music on computers, yet somehow a certain now-dead CEO was able to say "fuck you" and it happened anyway? muglug 3 hours ago Not sure if Spotify got that same memo.
RandomGerm4n 6 hours ago There would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm.
redeeman 6 hours ago easy choice. also, thats just BS, remember how SOMEHOW the same was said for playback of music on computers, yet somehow a certain now-dead CEO was able to say "fuck you" and it happened anyway? muglug 3 hours ago Not sure if Spotify got that same memo.
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https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/tim_bernerslee_approv...
It was either permit DRM, or cut off the web for all sorts of media.
There would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm.
the web was famously cut off for all sorts of media before DRM was permitted
It was a bad position for him to take.
easy choice. also, thats just BS, remember how SOMEHOW the same was said for playback of music on computers, yet somehow a certain now-dead CEO was able to say "fuck you" and it happened anyway?
Not sure if Spotify got that same memo.