Re: The subject line is irrelevant these days

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On Oct 23, 2013, at 5:25 AM, Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@hsivonen.fi> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 3:01 AM, Mark Watson <watsonm@netflix.com> wrote:
>> So, one of the things we are trying to do with EME is create a model where
>> service providers support multiple DRMs. So you are not required to buy
>> OperaVision and be restricted to only the platforms that supports, but you
>> can use WideVine or PlayReady or ... instead and this hopefully gives you
>> more platforms on which you can access the content.
>
> ...*if* the services you're interested in support Widevine and
> PlayReady in addition to "OperaVision".
>
> Realistically though, the more interesting question is: Will all
> relevant services that deploy PlayReady and Widevine also deploy
> "OperaVision"?

That's always going to be a business decision based on the costs and
benefits of supporting an additional platform.

Right now, there are significant technical impediments to that. The
EME architecture and requirement for common encryption reduces that
marginal cost of adding support for an additional DRM.

So, it's obviously a big if for any given service but there's reason
to believe the EME approach could tip the decision in some cases.

...Mark.
>
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> Henri Sivonen
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Received on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:22:44 UTC