Google To Make Video Services More Annoying After Buying DRM Company?
from the seriously? dept
You would think that the folks over at Google would know by now what a joke DRM is -- especially after the company's disastrous foray into server-based DRM on its original Google Video platform that required users to "check in" before they could watch videos they thought they had "purchased." However, Google made some news this week by buying DRM vendor Widevine. It's no secret why the company did so: it wants to appease the big entertainment companies, promising that it's "protecting" their works and trying to sign big dollar deals to distribute their content via YouTube or the as-yet-unannounced Google Music offering. But, still, it's unfortunate that (even if it's demanded by these companies) Google would legitimize technology that purposely is designed to destroy value for consumers.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Not sure
So I'm not sure google is always coming up with good services.
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DRM is Evil
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Then Google = Fail
Else Widevinepurchase = False
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I hate DRM too, but that statement is a stretch. I think it wasn't designed to destroy value even if it does.
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Producers (read MPAA/RIAA labels & studios) demand it
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Re: Producers (read MPAA/RIAA labels & studios) demand it
How can they do that on an open source system? Open source is incompatible with DRM.
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Just wait a little while longer for the news ... "Google to buy EMI catalog from CitiCorp"
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Google Rocks
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