[Bug 20967] EME does not allow independent implementation, excluding open source implementations.

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20967

--- Comment #6 from Fred Andrews <fredandw@live.com> ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> Discussed in the telcon:
> http://www.w3.org/2013/02/26-html-media-minutes.html
> 
> The reporter does not details about where in EME there is a lack of
> information that means independent implementation is impossible.
> 
> CDMs by design are out of scope for this document. If someone wants to
> design a different solution to protected content that doesn't push CDMs out
> of scope they are welcome to.

Discussion of this bug depended on establishing some consensus
on definitions, see bug 21104, and I would note the 'task force'
has refused to even address this technical terminology, which
leads me to believe they have are not acting in good faith to
address this issue which is critical to assessing the
suitability of the EME specification as an open standard
of the web platform.

The declaration that the CDM is out of scope is inconsistent
with the constraints that the EME specification already places
on the CDM and I believe raises a concern that the 'task force'
either lacks competence or is acting in bad faith.

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Received on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 23:39:52 UTC