Why does Spotify even try to use Widevine DRM? I can literally just open up Audacity and have it record bit-perfect digital audio off the PulseAudio monitor device. Two clicks. Why do they even bother?
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This. Spotify couldn't give the faintest of tosses about the real-world efficacy of the DRM. It's just to appease the record labels.
"Hey record labels, now instead of taking two clicks to create digital rips of your music, it takes a whole two clicks!" ???
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Minimum implementation cost. They all know the analog hole exists and they can't prevent audio loopback recording, so why bother? As long as it requires real-time recording rather than just copying some files, it's effective enough.
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Compare this with iTunes DRM, which downloads M4P files that can be decrypted and turned into M4A files instantly. No real-time ripping required. (or at least this used to be the case, I've been out of the Apple ecosystem for about 10 years now)
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I actually don't think that would stand in a court of law. There was nothing to circumvent. It does not "effectively control access to a work".
End of conversation
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