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Adobe's new DRM for Flash includes Selectable Output Control, a similar system that the FCC has just recently allowed the MPAA to implement for TV broadcasts.
As part of the Flash Access 2.0 platform, content owners can choose to prevent the recording or display of content depending on certain conditions, such as whether the display is connected using the HDCP copy protections system.
While the DRM is optional, content owners may use it as an extra layer of security against their content being copied, which may mean that Flash based streaming content could cease to work on non HDCP enabled display systems.
Adobe Flash is in a heated battle with the HTML5 over the future of online video streaming, with HTML5 promising native browser support for video playback, as opposed to the need to install a third-party plug-in like Flash.
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As part of the Flash Access 2.0 platform, content owners can choose to prevent the recording or display of content depending on certain conditions, such as whether the display is connected using the HDCP copy protections system.
While the DRM is optional, content owners may use it as an extra layer of security against their content being copied, which may mean that Flash based streaming content could cease to work on non HDCP enabled display systems.
Adobe Flash is in a heated battle with the HTML5 over the future of online video streaming, with HTML5 promising native browser support for video playback, as opposed to the need to install a third-party plug-in like Flash.
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