kendrome: gobanjoboy:
I don't think that will mattering since they are using PlayReady DRM. I could be wrong though.
With the new Silverlight Player that is in beta, they are using a new system of DRM that isn't PlayReady, so it might be plausible.
Everything I have read does seem to point out that SilverLight uses ReadyPlay and that is what Netflix is using.
http://www.tarletongillespie.org/scrutiny/?p=102
http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/overview/faq.aspx
What audio and video formats will Silverlight DRM support?
Silverlight
DRM currently supports WMV, VC-1, and WMA. Although we have announced
forthcoming support for H.264/AAC playback in a future version of
Silverlight, we are still evaluating support for protected H.264/AAC at
this time. Implementation of this will depend on customer demand.
Will Silverlight 2 support PlayReady-encrypted content? How about
WM DRM-encrypted content?
Silverlight
2 supports WMDRM 10 and PlayReady-encrypted content. However, live
streaming of protected content is only available through WMDRM 10
encryption at this time.
Will content packaged for Silverlight DRM, powered by PlayReady be
able to be decrypted by other PlayReady clients?
Will Silverlight 2 support Windows Media DRM-encrypted content with
licenses issued by Windows Media Rights Manager servers?
No.
Silverlight 2 will only decrypt content with licenses issued by the
PlayReady Server SDK. To maximize performance – both over the network,
and in terms of minimizing the size and complexity of the plug-in
itself, Silverlight DRM only has support for processing the new
PlayReady license format, a more compact than WMDRM license format. A
consequence of this is that a PlayReady license server is needed to
deliver all licenses to the Silverlight 2 plug-in.
Will the Silverlight 2 DRM client support persistent licenses for
offline playback of local content?
No, Silverlight 2 will only support online-connected playback scenarios.
Will the Silverlight 2 DRM client support "license chaining" to allow subscription models?
No, Silverlight DRM, powered by PlayReady, does not support license chaining.