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reddalo ◴[12 Nov 25 12:52 UTC] No.45899535[source]▶

I wonder why YouTube doesn't implement full DRM, such as Widevine, at this point.

Is it because it would break compatibility with some devices? Is it too expensive?

(not that I'd like that; I always download videos from YouTube for my personal archive, and I only use 3rd party or modified clients)

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1. dspillett ◴[12 Nov 25 13:01 UTC] No.45899623[source]▶

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> Is it because it would break compatibility with some devices?

This is a significant part of it. There are many smart devices that would not be capable of running that sort of software. As those cycle out of the support windows agreed way-back-when then this sort of limitation will be removed.

I'm sure this is not the only consideration, but it is certainly part of the equation.

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