Ask HN: Is DRM on firefox another nail in the coffin of free internet?

by spookierookie on 10/24/2022, 6:50:34 AM with 13 comments

  • by dang on 10/24/2022, 7:16:13 AM

    "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize."

    https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

  • by Beltalowda on 10/24/2022, 7:19:19 AM

    I think DRM for monthly subscriptions is fine. You pay X amount a month and you get access to the service while you pay and lose access if you stop paying. That's the deal you pay for, which is clear and obvious to anyone.

    I don't think DRM is necessarily and it just seems like an unnecessary hassle, but unlike things that you actually bought a perpetual license to (DVDs, CDs, games, etc.) it's really not that big of a deal.

  • by seba_dos1 on 10/24/2022, 9:05:38 AM

    DRM support was added in Firefox 38. You're a bit late to the party.

  • by rvz on 10/24/2022, 6:59:33 AM

    Yes. Mozilla didn't do anything and failed to stop it and just watched Google introduce it and Mozilla also followed suit at adding DRM into Firefox.

    This 'free internet' is yet another myth and DRM is here to stay with the web being dominated by Chrome's widespread usage as it was previously done by Microsoft Internet Explorer.