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DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is a class of access control technologies used in movies, songs, programs, etc. that put restrictions on what the user can and cannot do with the file.

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Boot very slow because of drm_kms_helper errors

I just installed 16.04 on my MacBook Air, and everything seems to work well, except booting the system. I've been going through the dmesg-log and found out that drm_kms_helper-errors occur repeatedly and takes a lot of time each. The excact error is…
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Why is Hulu video streaming quality poor on Ubuntu 22.04?

Poor quality streaming seems to be exclusive to Hulu as the Netflix stream is clearly HD quality. Hulu streaming quality is blocky and pixelated. The stream was tested in the Firefox browser with DRM controlled content enabled as well as…
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Ubuntu 22.04 Can't Play Disney+ Videos After Update

Disney+ videos refuse to play in either Firefox or Chrome. I get no error codes.
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Watching Netflix in Firefox on Ubuntu 20.04 generates error F7355

I've just set up a laptop with brand new Ubuntu 20.04 and visited Netflix in Firefox. There was a yellow toaster underneath the address bar stating You must enable DRM to play some audio or video on this page So I clicked 'Enable DRM'. Then I saw…
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Netflix on Firefox: "The WidevineCdm plugin has crashed"

I installed Firefox from ppa:mozillateam/ppa but Netflix is not working and gives the error: "The WidevineCdm plugin has crashed". I tried to use another user (a new user), I tried to disable and enable again drm, I tried it with no extensions, I…
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How can I remove the DRM from a Kindle book?

I'd like to know how I can strip DRM from a Kindle book. I would like to buy a Kindle ebook from Amazon. I'd strip the DRM, and convert it to Epub (so I can listen to it on a headset connected to my iPhone) and to PDF format (so, while listening, I…
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Cannot play DRM content in browsers (honestly, I've looked)

Okay, before you guys say it's been answered and besiege me with links, I promise I've spent a TON of time searching: honestly I've looked, I've tried everything on every post I've found. I hopped in the IRC channel and the few times I've asked for…
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What ebook reading devices work well without Windows or Wine?

I want to purchase an eBook reader device and eBooks. I don't use Windows, Mac OS or Wine. Most eBooks sold today are encumbered with DRM. Therefore, I need a workflow to buy and read DRM eBooks either using only the device or using Ubuntu. The…
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DRM errors on startup

I have recently noticed these errors on startup (they occur every startup): Jun 29 08:07:09 MATRIX kernel: [ 10.773473] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun Jun 29 08:07:09 MATRIX kernel: [ 10.773876]…
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options nvidia-drm modeset=1 in place but still have the modeset error

I've read this [SOLVED] cannot set nvidia-drm.modset=1, and this nvidia-drm Failed to grab modeset ownership, and this [Dual system, Ubuntu 20.04]nvidia-gpu: i2c timeout error; ucsi_ccg: i2c_transfer failed -110, ucsi_ccg_init failed and many…
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Can't watch protected flash videos (nbcsports.com) on chrome in Ubuntu 14.04

My question is similar to this one. My Specs: I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit and trying to stream nbcsports live extra on Chrome (or Chromium). I can't use Firefox since the stream requires flash player 19.0.0 or higher, and Firefox for Linux is limited…
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How do I play DVDs in Ubuntu 16.04?

I need to watch a DVD for school, but when I try to watch it in VLC, I get this error: Playback failure: VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot decrypt the entire disc. Playback failure: VLC cannot set the DVD's title. It possibly cannot…
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How can I know which DVDs will play on my system?

There are plenty of questions where people essentially want to know how to play their DVDs (How can I play encrypted DVD movies?, Lord of the Rings, Toy Story, another one). Is there any way to know before you buy a DVD to know if it runs on your…
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HBO GO doesn't work

Does anybody know how to get hbo go to work on ubuntu? I have installed hal. Tried it with and without pepperflash. Deleted the flash player folder. None of that works.
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Ubuntu 19.10 some drm content not streaming

I am running Ubuntu 19.10 as the only OS on my laptop. Up until recently, that is a few days ago, I regularly watched ITVHub in the Chrome browser on my laptop. Yesterday I tried to watch a programme only to get the warning that I needed to enable…
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