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IBC 2017 Wrap Up - BuyDRM Launches "Widevine Everywhere" Program & The Death of DRM and More Fake News from IBC TV

By Christopher Levy

September 27, 2017

IBC , DRM , Google Widevine DRM

Didn't make it to IBC in Amsterdam this year? Don't worry, we're going to share with you some DRM related news released during this year's show.

The W3C Moves The EME Framework to "Recommendation" Status

By Christopher Levy

July 26, 2017

DRM , W3C , EME , Encrypted Media Extension

Much to the chagrin of the EFF and FSF, the Web moves forward with DRM in the browser. This is an update to the ongoing saga of DRM for HTML5 using Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) which we first covered in our highly read blog post: "Cory...

Creating a DRM Workflow - Part 5 -"DRM Licensing"

By Christopher Levy

July 07, 2017

DRM , content licensing , drm licensing

In this series we will cover: DRM Licensing In part 5 of our series, “Creating DRM Workflows, we will review the various approaches to delivering license keys to users of DRM-managed, encrypted content. As a mature industry with over 17 years of...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 4 -"3rd Party Cloud Encryption Solutions"

By Christopher Levy

March 16, 2017

DRM , 3rd party cloud encryption solutions , encryption solutions

In this series we will cover: 3rd Party Cloud Encryption Solutions In part 4 of our series: “Creating DRM Workflows” we will take a look at using 3rd Party Cloud Encryption Solutions to provide DRM encryption. Over the past 5 years we have seen...

W3C to Announce New Guidelines For Disclosure Program

By Christopher Levy

February 15, 2017

DRM , W3C

Recently I contacted the W3C about the EFF's efforts to derail the many years of work by DRM and technology professionals to enable on-board support for DRM in the browser. To date, EME has evolved into a standard that many media companies now...

Spotlight On DRM - FREE Webinar Series

By Christopher Levy

January 19, 2017

DRM , webinar

Introducing "Spotlight On DRM" a new FREE Webinar Series Today we are excited to announce that we are launching a FREE Webinar Series: “Spotlight On DRM” where we will focus on highlighting various premium BuyDRM Partners. The goal of the...

Cory Doctorow and the EFF want to take away your Netflix...

By Christopher Levy

January 10, 2017

Netflix , EFF

and your Hulu, HBO GO, DirectTV Now, Starz Play, Max GO, Showtime Anytime and others. Most of you have probably never heard of Cory Doctorow of the Electronic Freedom Foundation. Cory is a self-professed “science fiction author, activist,...

DRM, Kodi and the Death of the Amazon Fire TV Stick

By Christopher Levy

December 12, 2016

DRM , kodi , amazon

Updated: Dec. 13th, 2016 Update: As it turns out, Amazon had not updated the page for the discontinued Fire TV Stick and in fact, they have released a new version of the product which includes the Alexa technology. From all the research I have...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 3 -"3rd Party Server Solutions"

By Christopher Levy

December 08, 2016

DRM , Streaming Media , 3rd party server solutions

In this series we will cover: 3rd Party Server Solutions In Part 3 of our series : “Creating A DRM Workflow” we will take a look at using 3rd Party Server solutions to provide DRM encryption. More and more media operators are using 3rd party...

Creating DRM Workflows - Part 2 - 3rd Party Encoding Solutions

By Christopher Levy

November 28, 2016

DRM , encoding , encoder , DRM workflow , encryption , 3rd party encoders

In this series we will cover: 3rd Party Encoding Solutions In Part 2 of our series : "Creating A DRM Workflow" we will take a look at using 3rd Party Encoding solutions to provide DRM encryption. It’s very common in the Media and Entertainment...