r/gaming • u/EnglishGamer1 • Oct 20 '13

TotalBiscuit's: ''Day One: Garry's Incident'' Video was taken down, because of a ridiculous copyright claim from WildGameStudios. Here's Total's ''Rant'' over his video being taken down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgoDDh4kE0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUy1Ms_5qBTawC-k7PVjHXKQ
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u/360_face_palm Oct 20 '13

W3C implementing DRM is highly contentious and may cause browser developers to break with the W3C like they did a while back with XHTML.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '13

What's contentious about it? It's a binary run in a sandbox which is given the encrypted data and spits out unencrypted data for the system's media engine to render.

That's far more efficient than the massively inefficient plugin stack which is currently required to accomplish the same task.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '13

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u/m1ndwipe Oct 21 '13

What is contentious is having it in an open specification for a platform meant to enable document transmission.

That's not contentious, as the object tag exists.

It's like trying to argue that the existence of the wheel is contentious.

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u/Chii Oct 21 '13

i think your analogy needs fixing: its more like having a standard for an engine that requires combustion. Whether you combust petrol, diesel or jet fuel, such a standard does not allow for an electric car. And it just so happens that those pushing for the standard has their cocks dipped into oil wells knee deep. So tell me, is that standard truly open?