Re: HTML5 and DRM - A Middle Path?

> > Wouldn't it be
> > better that W3C mandates that CDMs specifications are available so they
> > could be implemented by third parties (me)?
>
> We've talked about that, but what it boils down to is that any such
> system would be of no interest to the main players behind EME, because
> they don't *want* any third party being able to decrypt their streams.
> That would, for them, defeat the entire purpose of DRM.
>
Yeah, but I'm not talking about third parties decrypting the streams, I say
I find better a some KBs key string that several MBs blob, the key can be
purchased to the majors while the implementation can be developed by
anybody, and the result is the same.If they insists on say that they don't
want third parties decrypting the streams, then I must to think they have
other reasons (probably dishonests) to force me to use their particular
implementation...

> Re. your other points about the W3C mission, I happen to agree.  You can
> read them here:
>
> http://www.w3.org/Consortium/mission.html
>
> Of particular relevance:
>
> "One of W3C's primary goals is to make these benefits available to all
> people, whatever their hardware, software, network infrastructure,
> native language, culture, geographical location, or physical or mental
> ability."
>
> But sadly, those in the W3C with the authority to nix work on EME
> disagree.
>
Then we are doomed :-(