On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Brian May <[email protected]> wrote: > For some vivid discussions, see the comments at > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.videos&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC52aWRlb3MiXQ.. > > Some seem pro-DRM, the majority are against. > > Lots of people critical of restricted use if you have a rooted phone, > and lots of people complaining about DRM in general. e.g.: > > "Rooted users can still watch rented content in their browsers on > YouTube/movies. The only thing they can't do is save for offline use. > This app should at least mirror the basic functionality if not the > offline viewing. Plenty of normal people root their phones, not just > hackers. Some people appreciate freedom, some don't understand the > concept." > > Seems to suggest the media itself doesn't have DRM, so it "protected" > by restricting where you can download it.
It may just be double-protected, given that most DRM is breakable in some form. So even if you have DRM, you could be paranoid enough to *also* try and prevent them [users who may be in the position to be able to break it] from accessing the content at all. _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
