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Comment by dhx

The proposal is an additional layer of cruft that doesn't assist copyright holders in any way with protecting their content. Content protection should be as simple as refusing the stream content to unauthenticated and unauthorised clients. 1990's era HTTP specifications are perfectly acceptable (and widely supported) means to accomplish this.

This proposal _is_ DRM in the sense that it makes it much harder for paying legitimate users to access and control what they've purchased. It continues to provide incentive for users to pirate content using far simpler and more accessible channels.

parent dhx 14 years ago

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