• Chewy
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    411 months ago

    The user agent tells the web server what browser requests the website. It’s up to the server whether they ignore the user agent.

    DRM protected content isn’t just a http connection away, it’s encrypted content loaded after the initial website is displayed. The video is then decrypted by a proprietary DRM library called Widevine.

    Widevine has multiple security levels and Linux only supports the most basic one. This results in low bitrate/resolution with no way around it. The reason Linux only support L3 is that copyright holders don’t think Linux graphics stack gives them the same DRM guarantees that Windows/macOS/Android gives them.

    • tubbadu
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      111 months ago

      Got it, thanks! Wouldn’t be possible to run widevine under wine?

      • Chewy
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        411 months ago

        Unlikely, because Widevine works quite well at protecting it’s content. If the solution was as simple as using wine it’d be great though.