Re: Cory Doctorow: W3C green-lights adding DRM to the Web's standards, says it's OK for your browser to say "I can't let you do that, Dave" [via Restricted Media Community Group] from Duncan Bayne on 2013-10-09 (public-restrictedmedia@w3.org from October 2013)

From: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:03:27 -0700
To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
Cc: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
Message-Id: <1381277007.15088.31689877.2CD71BC4@webmail.messagingengine.com>

> Everything I create gets distributed around the world for nothing, but I
> still get paid for each copy. These are orthogonal issues?

Your creations *will* be distributed around the world for nothing.  That
is the nature of the new technology; DRM doesn't solve that.  As has
been explained before, DRM is a temporary prop, but primarily a means
for content producers to control device manufacturers.

The question of whether you get paid is entirely separate to the issue
of piracy, which is a given.

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