Friday, February 7, 2014

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

W3C is not willfully underspecifying DRM in HTML5. To date, the EME specification is a draft proposa


People are rightly concerned about what is going on in the W3C with DRM , as couched in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) proposal. Please read Henri Sivonen’s explanation of EME if you haven’t yet.
As usual for us here at Mozilla , we want to start by addressing what is best for individual users and therefore what’s best for the Open Web , which in turn depends in large part on many interoperating montage browsers , and also on open source implementations with a significant montage combination montage by number and market share among those browsers.
Currently, users can play content that is subject to DRM restrictions using Firefox if they install NPAPI plugins, really Flash and Silverlight at this point. While we are not in favor of DRM, we do hear from many users who want to watch streaming movies to which they rent access rather than “buy to own”. montage The conspicuous example is Netflix , which currently uses Silverlight, but plans to use EME in HTML5.
What the W3C is entertaining, montage due to Netflix, Google, and Microsoft’s efforts, is the EME API , which introduces new and non-standard plugins montage that are neither Silverlight nor Flash, called Content Decryption Modules (CDM for short), into HTML5. We see serious problems with this approach. One is that the W3C apparently will not specify the CDM, so each browser may end up having its own system.
We montage are working to get Mozilla and all our users on the right side of this proposed API. We are not just going to say that users cannot have access to streaming Hollywood movies, as that is a good way to lose market share and not have any product with which to uphold our mission.
Mozilla’s mission requires us to build products that users love — Firefox , Firefox for Android , Firefox OS , and Firefox Marketplace montage are four examples — with enough total share to influence developers, and therefore standards. Given the forces at play, we have to consider EME carefully, not reject montage it outright or embrace it in full.
However, the W3C willfully underspecifying DRM in HTML5 is quite a different matter from browsers having to support several legacy plugins. Here is a narrow bridge on which to stand and fight — montage and perhaps fall, but (like Gandalf) live again and prevail in the longer run. If we lose this battle, there will be others where the world needs Mozilla.
By now it should be clear why we view DRM as bad for users, open source, montage and alternative browser vendors: Users : DRM is technically a contradiction , which leads directly to legal restraints against montage fair use and other user interests (e.g., accessibility). Open source : Projects such as mozilla.org cannot implement a robust and Hollywood-compliant CDM black box inside the EME API container using open source software. Alternative browser vendors : CDMs are analogous to ActiveX components from the bad old days: different for each OS and possibly montage even available only to the OS’s default browser.
I think you highlight the right point: people montage will want to watch movies from Netflix or stream music from Spotify on their computers… if their browsers do not support it, then, they will swicth away. So that means 2 things: - either all browser vendors agree to NOT implement that. - either all browser vendors will implement it.
Julien: W3C is just taking money from new members freely, including DRM vendors, anti-DNT lobbyists, etc. That’s bad, but if you want to blame a powerhouse, montage W3C isn’t it. Hollywood, Google, Microsoft, Netflix. The last three could be other powers, the primary issue is w/ H’wood.
I don’t montage see anything in Mozilla’s mission or in the Mozilla Manifesto that requires Mozilla to “build products that users love”. I do see that Mozilla’s mission “is to promote openness, innovation & opportunity on the Web”. montage
What is the problem they are attempting to solve that can’t be solved by simply properly securing the resource? Is it that DRM-proponents want the protected media to only be playable in the client that requested it? If so, how does that benefit anyone (particularly DRM proponents)?
W3C is not willfully underspecifying DRM in HTML5. To date, the EME specification is a draft proposal within the HTML Working Group and W3C has not taken any position on the spec per se. All W3C has done to date is agree to consider “content protection” in scope. We have not agreed to any specification, so it is hard to say that we have “willfully underspecified”.
You might feel that the current draft is underspecified. We are pleased that Mozilla is participating in the Working Group and raising issues. The issues properly should be addressed in the WG. If at some point the Working Group chooses to move forward with issues against it; with a spec which “is underspecified”, the W3C Director will carefully address any ob

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

The DRM-free versions of SRR and Berlin will continue to be fully supported. You'll be able to downl

Shadowrun Returns by Harebrained Schemes LLC » DRM's End — Kickstarter
We just want to send out a quick update to share some good news. Thanks to a new agreement we were able to negotiate with our partners at Microsoft, Harebrained Schemes is pleased to announce that we are now able to release fully DRM-free versions of Shadowrun Returns and future expansions such as Berlin.
The DRM-free versions of SRR and Berlin will continue to be fully supported. You'll be able to download mp4 converter all game patches, use the Shadowrun Returns editor and experience user-generated content downloaded from third-party sites such as Nexus.
Very, very pleased to hear this, if only because mp4 converter DRM makes the future playability of a game as a piece of history suspect - one of the greatest things about the PC as a platform for games is The Glorious PC Gaming Back Catalogue. Since backward compatibility on consoles seems to have been widely axed for possibly cannabalising mp4 converter potential Enhanced Remake sales its great to see a game developer take the long view.
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This is great news it was so sad to hear how DRM free thing went after backing $125 then geting told that later add ons after 1st would not be DRM free it was well... a huge kick in the nuts really thank you for fixing this
I am glad that you changed to DRM-free, is it possible to get a copy on GOG in addition to the Steam Code (already redeemed)? I hope you get the save function fixed and then this game can really shine!
I'm very pleased to see that you guys could get this back in, I dislike DRM out of principle, but is also very costly mp4 converter for very little effectiveness. Glad to know that you were still working on this :) definitely makes me happier to hear.
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It will be good to have it on GOG because they actually bothered to make the original fallout mp4 converter games work on windows 7 while the steam version won't. So hopefully it will mean that future generations will be able to play campaigns in SRR irrespective of the version of windows they need for their hardware to work.
Good news and well done to HBS for pursuing this issue - MS still deserve an onion for causing the hassle in the first place though. HBS may find the Humble Store a good option for distribution, since it offers the choice of Steam keys, GOG keys, direct (DRM-free) download and even BitTorrent. mp4 converter They can offer Linux, OSX and Windows versions and would seem the best option for a cross-platform game.
@PegasusOrgans, HBS does deserve credit for fighting for this. But, without people making a stink about it and asking for refunds, it would have been substantially harder to justify demanding a DRM free version. mp4 converter
The situation sucked for everybody, mp4 converter but without people opting out of the rewards and for their money back, it would have been hard for Jordan or any of the guys at HBS to say that players hate this enough to boycott the product. Which is generally needed in order to convince a publisher to allow a DRM free option.
@jh: What Steam brings is in no way dependent on the DRM though. The DRM component could be totally eradicated from it (willful non-mandatory registering of the games for those that want the services) , and you could still have the conveniences you mentioned.
Congrats now all we need is GOG to offer Linux and we are all good. Quick everybody who sent threatening whiny comments to Harebrained Schemes, send them to GOG. That said you are doing great at supporting the Shadowrun community. You have or are addressing all the major complaints. Thank You
@Xod: That's not the entire truth. Steam offers something that the DRM free systems before it didn't: Having a place where all your games are and not having a need for finding the install media when you want to play something you haven't touched in a while.
This is lovely to hear. It is good to know that there are developers like yourself who will go the extra length to improve there game. I am looking forward to adding Shadowrun Returns and all the DLC you create mp4 converter to my GOG account.
Some of us even remember - I kid you not - the time before Starforce and how much more convenient it was to not be forced to deal with either form of DRM. When, once you had paid them, you could access your bought games on your terms, and not be co-dependent on the good

Monday, February 3, 2014

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Overdrive Going DRM-Free with Audiobooks | Good E-Reader - eBook and Digital Publishing News
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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Generic ADEPT ebookstores javascript array command at most 10% of the US market but most of that is

Adobe Releases New Epub DRM - The Digital Reader
Rumors have been circulating since at least October 2013 that Adobe was planning to release javascript array a new version of their DRM for Epub ebooks, and it looks like the rumors have come true. Adobe has released a new version of Adobe Digital Editions yesterday, and guess what?
The features page says that along with improved CSS support javascript array and better support for vertical languages javascript array (Japanese, for example), Adobe DE 3.0 also includes a new DRM which is described as now being “hardened and made more secure”.
Yes, after over 2 years 4 years of quietly ignoring the fact that their DRM was hacked, Adobe finally took a step to repair the broken lock. And as part of their effort Adobe also updated javascript array Adobe Content Server 5 (there’s also a new RMSDK ), thus enabling ebookstores to provide ebooks that use the new DRM and allowing app and device developers to integrate the new DRM.
Yes, there’s a new type of DRM out there, and yes we will eventually see ebook readers and apps that support it. But for the near future the devices and apps that do not support the new DRM (and frankly, never will support the new DRM) will far out number the newer gadgetry javascript array that does. And that means that the vast body of existing ereaders and apps is going to drive the market. eBookstores will want to sell to the largest number of potential javascript array customers, so they will continue to offer the older DRM.
They already know that they’re losing customers to Amazon, Apple, and B&N, all of which have a proprietary DRM schema, so they’ll do their best to avoid losing what few customers they can get.
No, I think it much more likely that we will see almost javascript array no adoption of the new DRM. Instead I expect to see a repeat of the launch of the Nook store in 2009, when B&N announced their clever new DRM which no one else adopted.
Just javascript array about the only ones who will adopt the DRM will be the hackers who have probably already started working on cracking the DRM. I would put good money that the DRM will be hacked long before any reader encounters it.
Well, no. But I can definitely see ebookstores adding the new DRM *without* including a warning that the book is guaranteed not to work in your device or app and then refusing to refund you after you paid (or only issuing refunds in geological time).
Hopefully Adobe won’t try and do like they did when Content Server 3 was replaced by version 4. Unless you knew about the 9 month window (March ’09 – javascript array Dec ’09) to migrate books with CS3 encryption or have an old machine with an already activated copy of Acrobat javascript array or Acrobat Reader 6 or 7 you’re out of luck to access that content any more. http://web.archive.org/web/20100524173407/http://www.adobe.com/products/contentserver/migrate.html javascript array
Will they pull the same thing with CS4 to CS5? At first one would think not. There are many more books out there with CS4 encryption than there ever were with CS3 and the entire market is pretty different/larger than it was back then, but Adobe often takes an our way or nothing approach too, so who knows.
BN’s DRM is *not* proprietary. While they are the only major store that uses it, the schema has been made widely available upon NDA request (why many third party reading apps can read BN ebooks) and is completely compatible with ADEPT EPUB.
No, not really.
Proprietary has a very specific meaning. A proprietary DRM means that that company and only that company uses the schema *because the company refuses to allow anyone else use it*. BN is happy to make their DRM interoperable with other ADEPT systems.
Ah, proprietary. That word doesn’t mean what many people think it does. All it means is somebody owns it and controls it. MP3, proprietary. Ask the Fraunhofer institute. MPEG? The LA group. Fat32? Microsoft.
All DRM systems are proprietary. EReader DRM? B&N property. Licensed to Adobe who license it to others but B&N still owns it. They’d better; they paid decent cash to buy it. ADEPT? As this news makes clear, it is Adobe property. They charge for its use and decide what is and isn’t ADEPT. FAIRPLAY? Proprietary. MARLIN? Proprietary. CSS? Proprietary. Pretty much anything useful is somebody’s property. There is nothing derogatory in calling something proprietary. No need to be defensive about it.
Adobe’s timing is amusing, given this morning’s link to this: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/ebook-buyers-are-loyal-to-specific-retailers-especially-kindle-ibooks-and-nook-new-data-show/
Generic ADEPT ebookstores javascript array command at most 10% of the US market but most of that is Kobo, who have their own proprietary DRM. Adobe’s true clients command well under 5% of ebook sales (and a good chunk of it is DRM free) so it is pretty much irrelevant whether they adopt the new DRM or not.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014

RPS: To what degree will Matsuno be involved on the project on a day-to-day basis? Will he be workin

Playdek On Unsung Story, PC Ports, And DRM Concerns | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians is an intriguing prospect despite its name also functioning as a dictionary of cliche fantasy words. It’s the vision of Final Fantasy Tactics and Tactics Ogre creator Yasumi Matsuno, who played a huge role in popularizing zaha hadid turn-based tactics RPGs on consoles. Its Kickstarter has already soared to nearly $500,000 of its $600,000 goal, so things are looking up. However, developer Playdek has provided depressingly zaha hadid little concrete information, and a cursory reading of the Kickstarter gives the impression that Unsung Story will be a mobile game first and foremost. I got in touch with Playdek CEO Joel Goodman zaha hadid to find out whether or not the PC version will be a port, how the Kickstarter plays into that, how much Matsuno will be involved in actual development, and whether or not we need to worry about DRM. His answers could’ve been a bit more detailed, zaha hadid but oh well. Early days and all that. Go below for more.
RPS: To what degree will Matsuno be involved on the project on a day-to-day basis? Will he be working out of Playdek’s California-based office? Also, will it be his full-time job, or will he be pursuing other projects as well?
Goodman: Matsuno will remain based out of Tokyo, while Playdek will develop zaha hadid from our California office. In addition to providing the story, game play and scenario direction for the game, Matsuno will review the development of the game throughout its cycle, and provide guidance and approval of all aspects of the game.
Goodman: The story and design has been created by Matsuno, and Playdek is developing the game based on his game design. As we develop, we will have insights and thoughts into how the various features should work and be implemented, and will discuss this with Matsuno as we go.
Goodman: The KS is intended to allow us to bring the game to platforms that we would be unable to do so, and to provide world class talent that Matsuno has worked for in the past. If the KS is not successful, we will have to evaluate all of the intended platforms that the KS is funding.
RPS: What’s the primary development platform – not just in terms of hardware, but also in terms of gameplay mechanics and similar considerations? Is it iOS/Android like many of Playdek’s previous games?
Goodman: For Unsung, we are leading with development zaha hadid platforms that require various controller type inputs, and then will plan for touch controls. We also are targeting higher end graphics specs, to ensure we have a very rich graphical experience for all users.
RPS: Will the PC version launch at the same time as others, or will it come later? Will anything extra be added to the PC version since it’s a very different sort of platform? How much will you be taking zaha hadid control types, optimization zaha hadid for various system specs, and other concerns that can make or break a PC game into consideration? zaha hadid
Goodman: We don t really look at our current development target as a PC port. All of the things you mention that are critical to PC development zaha hadid need to be considered upfront in development, and we are taking that approach. As of now, we don t have an exact platform road map for launch, but it is our early intention to try and have as many platforms available as possible at launch.
For Unsung, we are targeting a core gaming audience that enjoys tactics RPGs, and will reach that audience on their platform of choice. We are not taking any so called mobile game design directions, and intend for this to be a very full and rich gaming experience.
RPS: Playdek’s history is largely in less grandiose (at least, relative to Matsuno’s previous works) sorts of games on non-PC platforms. This is a big step in a very different direction. What makes Playdek qualified to handle it?
Goodman: The core of Playdek s team has a long development history together, going back over a decade, and we have made many console games together, for multiple platforms from the previous generation of consoles. The digital board games that we have been making at Playdek have been awarded for their high quality, and are actually very complex in their details. Tactics type games have an inherent board game quality to them that we believe fits our strengths very well.
Goodman: We are still determining the number of episodes for launch, but that number will be high enough to ensure a complete experience is delivered, with deep game play lasting zaha hadid many hours, and good replay value. Playdek will take care of the content scope of the game internally.
RPS: One of the big appeals of this genre is building a consistent team of characters over the course of many, many battles and unlocking new skills/classes along the way. It sounds like there will be a lot of perspective switching in Unsung Story, though. zaha hadid How will that affect party building?
Goodman: P