Many online content services are currently utilising a multi-DRM solution that is supplied by professional DRM vendors in order to stop the unauthorised use of content as well as the leakage of content. A multi-DRM solution supports all of the major web browsers and mobile operating systems, and it also includes licence management features for multiple digital rights management systems (DRMs), such as PlayReady, Widevine, and FairPlay.
In this part of the series, we are going to investigate each Digital Rights Management system (DRM) and the components of multi-DRM technology that are associated with it in the following order.
First, we’ll cover the DRM used by Microsoft PlayReady.
Part 2: Google Widevine DRM (this article)
DRM for Apple’s FairPlay in Part 3
Part 4: DRM packaging and CPIX/SPEKE API
Part 5: Multi-DRM client standards
What does “Widevine DRM” stand for?
Google’s proprietary content protection system for premium media is called Widevine DRMan anti-piracy tool. Major content services all over the world, such as Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and many more, all use Widevine.
Web browsers like Chrome and Firefox, as well as devices running Android OS and a variety of other over-the-top (OTT) devices, include Widevine as an integrated component.
The beginnings of Widevine
Widevine DRM was created by Widevine Technologies to serve as a replacement for technologies that rely on smartcards to secure digital content. Since Google’s acquisition of Widevine Technologies in 2010, the Widevine technology has been integrated into many of Google’s products and services, including Chrome, Android Mobile, and Android TV. (Ref. #2)
Widevine versions
Widevine Classic (v1–v6): Widevine Classic was supported by older versions of Android (3.1–5.1) and older smart TVs. Classic was available for download here. As a result of Google ending support for it, it is no longer compatible with any newly released services or devices. The.WVM file format is the one that is utilised by Widevine Classic; this format is a proprietary one.
Widevine Modular is the most recent version of Widevine DRM, which is currently being developed with new requirements and capabilities. The adaptive streaming formats DASH and HLS, in addition to the HTML5. Standards EME and MSE, are supported by Widevine Modular. The Widevine Modular implementation is now typically meant to be referred to simply by the name “Widevine.”
The adoption of several digital rights management systems is the cornerstone of. Content security and the most effective deterrence against screen recording. When recording DRM-protected video on a personal computer, mobile device. Or television using recording equipment such as a camcorder or smartphone camera.
In the case depicted below, recording can be terminated reliably without the need for a. Separate solution when digital rights management is supplied by the client platform.
