- From: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:47:17 -0700
- To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Cc: "public-restrictedmedia@w3.org List" <public-restrictedmedia@w3.org>
> > I would say that DRM restricted content clearly falls into the category > > of "other controlled environments." How is "from an ISP to only its > > customers" different to, say, "to people running a specified operating > > system, browser and proprietary binary blob"? > > Because it's linked from the open web, and unlike (for example) the > internal network of a corporation, is accessible to anyone. They may not > wish to pay, they may not wish to use the tools needed, of course, but > those are *their* choices. I can choose to become the customer of an ISP, too. That doesn't make their customer-only content available through the open web any more than DRM content is should I choose to become a customer of the movie studio in question. > Well, it seems to be the major objection; it underlies your definition of > 'open', doesn't it? Not mine. The W3Cs. > My company just announced a free operating system (OS X Mavericks). I > rather thought that it doesn't meet your requirements -- that you want > open-source, not free. Am I wrong? I wasn't aware that OSX Mavericks was Free Software. Perhaps you should tell Richard Stallman. -- Duncan Bayne ph: +61 420817082 | web: http://duncan-bayne.github.com/ | skype: duncan_bayne I usually check my mail every 24 - 48 hours. If there's something urgent going on, please send me an SMS or call me.
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