Hosting and DRM opinions

[FBG]

Hey people,

My first post on here. I'm trying to get some opinions on DRM and hosting.

Have you guys had much experience with DRM and whether streaming or downloads have been preferred by the customers?


Thanks in advance.

[Konda]

Don't use DRM for adult, people have tried and failed.
Also most commercial DRM solutions are form WMV, and not many people use WMV anymore. If want your videos to work out of the box for Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, etc. you should use h264 mp4.

[FBG]

Thanks for your input.

Hypothetically, if you could get over the hurtles of the DRM working only on windows, would it be worth it?

So, by this I mean, if it wasn't in WMV format, but MP4 and WMV formats and worked on Mac, Windows and mobiles, would it make sense?

[SCOOTER]

I will be around all day tomorrow if you would like to chat about hosting.

[FBG]

Thanks, Scooter. I'm currently using Amazon for hosting and scaling. But I'm always open to getting some pricing from other hosts.

[CHMOD]

Originally Posted by FBG

Thanks for your input.

Hypothetically, if you could get over the hurtles of the DRM working only on windows, would it be worth it?

So, by this I mean, if it wasn't in WMV format, but MP4 and WMV formats and worked on Mac, Windows and mobiles, would it make sense?

It is a question that is not easy to answer for a content producer.
As an adult webmaster not wanting to have the content that I produced spread for free on tube & file sharing sites, I find DRM to be effective.

Customers do not like it because they have to keep a membership to your site even if the video is downloaded into their computer for later viewing. Adult review sites will rank your site much lower because of that, which is not helping us.

If I was to start another paysite, I would seriously consider using DRM again as I am sick to see thieves stealing my content.

[FBG]

Originally Posted by CHMOD

It is a question that is not easy to answer for a content producer.
As an adult webmaster not wanting to have the content that I produced spread for free on tube & file sharing sites, I find DRM to be effective.

Customers do not like it because they have to keep a membership to your site even if the video is downloaded into their computer for later viewing. Adult review sites will rak your site much lower because of that, which is not helping us.

If I was to start another paysite, I would seriously consider using DRM again as I am sick to see thieves stealing my content.

This is exactly the type of answer I was looking for. Thanks!

The reason I'm asking is because I think I may have an answer to the problem. Something I noticed in the industry over the years is that nobody seems to want to invest heavily into a DRM solution for one reason or another, be it the up cost or the fear that it won't get adopted. But I've noticed at some of the conventions like InterNEXT that there's a lot discussion about it and even some complaining that it's not readily available in some universal format; working on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS.

DRM certainly hasn't be fully universal until recently. And even the universal DRM is incredibly expensive as the DRM service provider gets boned from every angle.

But I think I have a solution for this and I'd like to get opinions on it. Before I explain it in more detail, I'd like to get a few more opinions and hear some experiences from more webmasters and producers.