Netflix Wants To Go HTML5, But Not Without DRM

FuzzNugget writes "In a recent blog post, Netflix details their plans to transition from Silverlight to HTML5, but with one caveat: HTML5 needs to include a built-in DRM scheme. With the W3C's proposed Encrypted Media Extensions, this may come to fruition. But what would we sacrificing in openness and the web as we know it? How will developers of open source browsers like Firefox respond to this?"

Comments

Working on Linux

[Parker Lewis]

Just a side note: to use current Netflix on Linux, guys uses wine + firefox + moonlight. And it works pretty fine. See more here, a working ppa with all the solution working: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2084592 This is a good point about current Linux distros status: if you don't want port your application, no problem, we can simulate your environment. Ok, not FOSS solution, but at least works.

Re:Silverlight greatness

[tedgyz]

I agree. The ease of watching a long series with multiple seasons is extremely valuable. Combine that with the ease of watching on multiple devices. My kids watch their favorite shows on the PC, Wii, Wii-U, and Kindle. The ability to pick up where you left off on any device is well worth the monthly cost.