I tried creating a web browser, and Google blocked me

Post by Ironchefpython » Wed, Apr 03, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

Daiz wrote: post #504

Boy howdy, this is one subject where I loathe saying "I told you so", but... I sure told you so.[1] HTML DRM is antithetical to the Open Web itself. It was built on a sham of "plugin-free" media playback, but all we did was change Flash and Silverlight for a whole range of closed black boxes, which in turn are effectively all controlled by Big Media ( to make it crystal clear: EME was built with third-party decryptio…

Post by thatoneuser » Wed, Apr 03, 2019, 3:23 AM UTC

r3bl wrote: post #357

freedomben wrote: post #282

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Completely agree. Those government believe that protecting intellectual property is necessary to further human and societal progress. I won't take a position on whether I agree with that or not. However, based on that premise they've instituted rules to "protect" intellectual property, but unfortunately they're so weighted toward the "owner" of the IP that they do (IMHO serious) harm to regular users and consumers. I…

> ...but unfortunately they're so weighted toward the "owner" of the IP that they do (IMHO serious) harm to regular users and consumers. To the established owners of IP. If you're not an established creator, you're going to be on the side that gets hurt by the IP. Some IP claims are gonna hit you sooner or later, and even if they're complete bullshit, you won't be able to do anything about them. Established owners ca…

Post by metildaa » Wed, Apr 03, 2019, 3:54 AM UTC

userbinator wrote: post #490

lbotos wrote: post #480

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Ah yes, but then who controls those servers? A lot of people think that US Government agents own enough TOR nodes to de-anonymize.

To be fair, in my experience there seem to be a lot more people frustrated with ads than scared of the government. Someone who wants privacy/anonymity is likely to not want ads, but I think those who don't want ads is actually a larger group.

Post by 908087 » Wed, Apr 03, 2019, 3:57 AM UTC

mmastrac wrote: post #12

The blame for this sits squarely on the w3c for their efforts in trying to replace flash by letting the content companies dictate standards for encrypted playback. If they had held fast, we could have forced the companies to do their key management in something like WebAssembly and avoided this gatekeeping mess.

Post by dd36 » Wed, Apr 03, 2019, 4:05 AM UTC

chongli wrote: post #508

dd36 wrote: post #392

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The government is propping up the companies because that's what the companies made happen. Your framing suggests that government did this on its own. It did not. The outsized ability of companies to influence the government is the core problem that must first be solved. It is the root of most people's gripes with the government.

The outsized ability of companies to influence the government is the core problem that must first be solved. Replace companies with nobility or aristocracy and you're talking about a problem as old as civilization itself. The fact is, small groups with control over a lot of resource (elites) will always work to consolidate and secure their power. Barring some radical, unforeseen technology, the masses of people will…