News Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8

[Admin]

Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM services, crippling Windows Media Player and Silverlight.

Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8 : Read more

 

[Eximo]

What a coincidence. Retiring Silverlight at work on Thursday (only took the better part of 10 years)

 

[das_stig]

Beggars' belief that companies are allowed to get away with this by law makers and regulators. You buy a protect with this crap baked in after the cry about protecting their rights and then when the company decides it has had enough and take your money stops you using it removing your rights to use your property. Shame we will never probably see a court case testing if a user can demand a refund or restitution?

Also what is more disappointing is big media like TH just sitting back swallowing up the press release without taking up the fight and making a big noise, obviously advertising revenue more important from these companies!!

Any official comment TH?

 

[Amdlova]

You don't own anymore. It's crazy how the world goes.

 

[ThatMouse]

DRM legitimizes piracy.

 

[das_stig]

DRM legitimizes piracy.

Yep, I now have no problems with pirating a version of anything I own that has bypassed DRM or activation when no longer supported.