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.
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