On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au> wrote:

For some vivid discussions, see the comments at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.videos&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC52aWRlb3MiXQ..

Some seem pro-DRM, the majority are against.

Lots of people critical of restricted use if you have a rooted phone, and lots of people complaining about DRM in general. e.g.:

"Rooted users can still watch rented content in their browsers on YouTube/movies. The only thing they can't do is save for offline use. This app should at least mirror the basic functionality if not the offline viewing. Plenty of normal people root their phones, not just hackers. Some people appreciate freedom, some don't understand the concept."

Seems to suggest the media itself doesn't have DRM, so it "protected" by restricting where you can download it.

It may just be double-protected, given that most DRM is breakable in some form. So even if you have DRM, you could be paranoid enough to *also* try and prevent them [users who may be in the position to be able to break it] from accessing the content at all.