[Wine] Is Wine intended to support DRM?

[James McKenzie]

leoplan2 wrote:
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>>>>> For example, the Windows Media DRM, or iTunes DRM...
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>>>> Windows Media Player DRM won't work in Wine. I don't really know much about iTunes as I don't use it myself, but none of the reports in the AppDB suggest DRM doesn't work in it. http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1347
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>>> ok, is it possible (or difficult) to implement support for some DRM in Wine?. I say this because I'm thinking to support Netflix under Linux, using a hacked version of Wine (w/full support of Silverlight 4) and a Web Client, like a Web Application.
>>> I'm not trying to break the PlayReady DRM :P
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>> One thing is doesn't Netflix provide Linux support?  If not, I would be 
>> asking for it.
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>> I'll step in and state that Windows DRM appears to be patented.  Now, 
>> that being said, there is nothing that prevents building experimental 
>> code to support DRM but it will be a lengthy work (if you doubt this, 
>> take a look at the progress on DIB in bugzilla.)
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>> Right now, Wine does not support DRM and I don't expect to see it 
>> anytime soon.
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>> James McKenzie
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> Ok. Thanks! As soon as posible, I'll try to get some experimental code in order to support Silverlight 4 under Wine.

Good luck.  Silverlight may be checking for a legal Windows 
installation.  We cannot duplicate that by copywrite/patent law(s).  You 
might want to read the End User License Agreement as well.  It may 
prohibit installation on non-Windows systems (M$ has gone to this.)
>  I think I'll hire some developers and hackers to do this :P. Thanks
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If you have success, please advise.  Remember, this project only can 
accept code created in a 'clean-room' (white) engineering environment.  
There are legal reasons for this and we don't want to run afoul of the 
legion of lawyers M$ has.

James McKenzie