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@davidgerard sound really bad for accessibility... I guess TTS tools will beas confused as AI scrappers.

@gavin57 @davidgerard@circumstances.runFrom what I get from this video, they add "random" subtitles to the "good" subtitles with out of bound positions. This means these subtitles *must* be processed by a video renderer to be "cleaned up". It is clever, but the point stands :
Data is corrupted unless you only use intended player. That's all I hate with DRM.

@Preuk @gavin57 .ass supports a ton of formatting, and it intentionally supports out-of-bounds rendering (it's useful for animations). There's no need to clean up, any renderer that properly supports .ass subtitles will automatically display just what's bound to the video area.

@jernej__s @gavin57 only if you want to overlay subtitles over your video in the way author intended. Trying to use/display subtitles in another context is made impossible by "poisoning" content.

Ok, This is on YouTube, on a monetized channel. But why should it be a "good idea" while Denuvo is "bad"?

This is a DRM. All DRM are bad.

@Preuk @jernej__s Denuvo robs people who legitimately buy games --robs them of their ability to use the software they paid for as they would wish.

AI scrapers rob legitimate creators, so working to undermine them would be the same as cracking Denuvo, in this example.

@gavin57 @jernej__s
I don't see any difference... Denuvo claims to protect "legitimate creators" too. And both narrow down usage to a specific use case that tries to guarantee income for creators, forfeiting usability and accessibility in the process.

Disclaimer: I have pretty strong prejudice against attention economy, including "content creators" and influencers