[MPlayer-users] DRM .wma

[Kichigai Mentat]

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On Apr 2, 2006, at 14.07, David Corbin wrote:

> On Sunday 02 April 2006 10:00 am, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski  
> wrote:
>> On Sunday, 02 April 2006 at 15:49, n0dalus wrote:
>>> On 4/3/06, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski  
>>> <dominik at rangers.eu.org> wrote:
>>>> No. MPlayer doesn't handle DRM'd files and there are currently  
>>>> no plans
>>>> to even try supporting them.
>>>
>>> Out of curiosity, what would be required for Mplayer to be able to
>>> play DRM'd files?
>>
>> Full DRM spec would be useful. Apple's has been (partially?)
>> reverse-engineered already AFAIK. But MPlayer developers are not  
>> fond of
>> supporting DRM.
>>
>> EFF's website explains most of the issues with DRM more eloquently  
>> than
>> I could hope to on this mailing list, so please read it.
>>
>> http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/guide/
>> http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/
>
> OK.  Thanks.  I think I understand all downsides of DRM, and  
> generally support
> open standards.  But sometimes what you want is available no other  
> way.  An
> in particular, I'm talking about something available from the  
> library, so I'm
> not even the "paying customer" as far as the content owner is  
> concerned.

If it's that important, analog-hole it.
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