- From: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 00:54:45 -0800
- To: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
> > Of course, the solution of EME + closed source, proprietary, hardware- > > and OS-tied CDM is technologically and socially identical to having > > playback apps. But not everyone agrees. > > There seem to be some real differences. It is not necessary to add > 'support of playback of protected content' to the HTML WG charter in > order to add a mechanism to redirect some content to other apps or > devices, and modification to the mechanism would not be circumvention of > a copyright protection system. Yes. I'm sorry if I didn't make myself clear. What I meant was that the proposed 'solution' of EME + CDM doesn't change anything; it is *no better* than a closed-source proprietary app sitting in the app store, and the collateral damage to the Open Web and the reputation of the W3C will be immense. -- 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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