- From: Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 17:20:43 -0700
- To: Kornel Lesiński <kornel@geekhood.net>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CACQ=j+f1X=DAndrGLfp=TRMD=jOa1v2E=A5-cons=Btf_cc8ZA@mail.gmail.com>
2012/3/5 Kornel Lesiński <kornel@geekhood.net> > On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:29:12 -0000, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> wrote: > > oh? where? I represent a commercial video distributor (Cox), and Cox is >> certainly interested in open-source/clearkey CDMs, but as I have >> repeatedly stated, this is not a decision open to video distributors.. you >> are simply barking up the wrong tree >> > > I've meant it interested in a sense that it's going to be a solution you > actually plan to use. > > From what you're saying I take that you're not allowed to use ClearKey, > and therefore ease of implementation and interoperability of ClearKey > solution has no relevance to availability of content you distribute. no, that's not what I said; I said that content owners dictate what DRM/CP must be used by Cox; Cox could suggest they try something different or complain or could refuse to license content under their terms, but it ultimately comes down to what *they* (the content owners) choose and whether Cox wishes to intentionally handicap its business or not; it may be in the future that content owners will migrate to ClearKey, but right now that isn't what they use; the current proposal supporting multiple CDMs is consistent with Cox requirements, which are that no single CDM solution be mandated, and that CDM choices can change over time
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