Rene Shuster wrote:
Not an expert obviously, but I was under the impression the Digital Restriction Management was achieved through Widevine. No?
DRM requires hardware support to be useful. If the Widevine software component was solely responsible for DRM then another software component running on the same system (e.g. in the kernel) would be able to capture all video frames.
Please study Intel PAVP and Intel Insider. The best information I have seen on the topic so far is Intel's ME book. Free PDF download after registration.
http://www.apress.com/9781430265719
Chapter 8: Unleashing Premium Entertainment with Hardware-Based Content Protection Technology
20 pages explain how it works.
//Peter