What does the "DRM Netscape Network Object" plugin in almost every browser?
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They are the plug-ins used by Windows Media Player that allows you to play DRM secured content that used the Windows Media format for the encoding.
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Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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Ither over 1 year
I always wondered about this plugin I see in almost any browser. What it do? When it is used and by who?
My current Chrome installation show this info about it:
Microsoft® DRM (2 files) DRM Netscape Network Object Name: Microsoft® DRM Description: DRM Netscape Network Object Version: 9.00.00.4503 Priority: 5 Location: C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\npdrmv2.dll MIME types: MIME type Description File extensions application/x-drm-v2 Network Interface Plugin .nip Name: Microsoft® DRM Description: DRM Store Netscape Plugin Version: 9.00.00.4503 Priority: 7 Location: C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\npwmsdrm.dll MIME types: MIME type Description File extensions application/x-drm Network Interface Plugin .nip