www/proprietary proprietary-drm.html

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 18/02/26 04:57:45

Modified files:
        proprietary    : proprietary-drm.html 

Log message:
        Add Netflix app forcing Google DNS (RT #1270873);
        Add HDCP and remove MacBook malware (RT #1268079).

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.19&r2=1.20

Patches:
Index: proprietary-drm.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html,v
retrieving revision 1.19
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- proprietary-drm.html        2 Feb 2018 15:39:31 -0000       1.19
+++ proprietary-drm.html        26 Feb 2018 09:57:45 -0000      1.20
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@
 </p>
 
 <ul>
+<li><p>The Netflix Android app <a 
+href="http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/]";>
+forces the use of Google DNS</a>. This is one of the methods that Netflix
+uses to enforce the geolocation restrictions dictated by the movie
+studios.</p>
+</li>
+
+<li><p><a
+href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection";>
+HDCP</a> is a DRM system that encrypts video and audio data from the
+processor to the monitor. It is implemented mainly in hardware, but
+the system software also participates, which makes it qualify as
+malware.</p>
+
+<p>Besides controlling users, HDCP denies their fair-use rights and
+causes numerous practical problems.</p>
+</li>
+
 <li><p>iTunes videos have DRM, which allows Apple to <a
 href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay";>dictate where its customers can
 watch the videos they purchased</a>.</p>
@@ -139,23 +157,6 @@
 </li>
 
 <li>
-<p><a 
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/11/apple-downgrades-macbook-video-drm";>DRM
-in MacOS</a>.  This article focuses on the fact that a new model of
-Macbook introduced a requirement for monitors to have malicious
-hardware, but DRM software in MacOS is involved in activating the
-hardware.  The software for accessing iTunes is also responsible.
-</p>
-
-<p>A further consequence of this malware is that users may have
-trouble
-<a 
href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/18/apples_new_macbooks_have_built_in_copy_protection_measures";>playing
-videos on auxiliary large screens</a>.  (The article, from a
-publication whose name suggests it idolizes Apple, treats these
-restrictions as irreproachable.)
-</p>
-</li>
-
-<li>
 <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/adobe-pushes-drm-flash";>
 DRM in Flash Player</a>.
 </p>
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/02/02 15:39:31 $
+$Date: 2018/02/26 09:57:45 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>