- From: Emmanuel Revah <stsil@manurevah.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 18:49:00 +0200
- To: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
On 2013/07/04 15:36, Dan Dart wrote: >> In his vision, 4K media players would have to authenticate online >> before every playback > > Ugh! That's a lot of trouble to go through, I'm sure most would go > with someone else if this would be the case. > >> which would make it relatively easy for content providers to clamp >> down on unauthorized content > > There's a lot of easier ways - such as providing unrestricted media > easily out of the box. > >> and hacked players > > That's a shame for any modders as well. I can't see this going down > well with people. *My* device, *My* rules. It's of course going to be > a response of "Oh, actually, we've decided it isn't yours, we're just > leasing it to you and you have to give it back." as an excuse. > >> but would also cut consumers without internet connections out of the >> picture. > > This is the worst possible thing anyone with any kind of media could > do. For example I'm fed up and want to watch a film I've downloaded > when my internet goes off. My internet connection has been unreliable > forever.. > > I can't see this sort of thing taking off really... > I agree 100% with your sentiment, however the reality is that most people (consumers) will accept such things, they already have been doing so for years. -- Emmanuel Revah http://manurevah.com
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