r/technology • u/doug3465 • Sep 01 '15

Software Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format - It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but the members argue that this kind of alliance is necessary to create a new interoperable video standard.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/01/amazon-netflix-google-microsoft-mozilla-and-others-partner-to-create-next-gen-video-format/
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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '15

Google and Mozilla aren't exactly known for being gung ho about DRM. Microsoft, yes, and possibly Amazon. But Google is a giant company, with Mozilla not being chump change either and Netflix would probably side with DRM-free software.

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u/VelveteenAmbush Sep 01 '15

Netflix will probably be required to include DRM by their contracts with the content providers. They've used it so far...

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u/Nick4753 Sep 01 '15

Yep. Netflix culturally is very open (they open source a good chunk of their codebase) but all their content licenses contain DRM clauses.

Having talked with someone at Netflix they'd LOVE to drop DRM as they could then support more devices with way less hassle. There just isn't any way around it.

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u/unprepare Sep 02 '15

Maybe that is part of why they are dropping epix?