Re: Encrypted Media proposal (was RE: ISSUE-179: av_param - Chairs Solicit Alternate Proposals or Counter-Proposals)

On Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:33:18 -0000, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> wrote:

> It is not required for the spec, but it will be required for practical
> deployment in the near term. Change doesn't happen over night, at least
> without burning down the town.
>
> We view a standardized interface to CDMs as an initial step on the path  
> to achieving more openness and more interoperability. It is an enabling  
> technology.

So the HTML spec today is enabled for this, waiting at the end of this  
path. http+aes scheme (ClearKey equivalent) has been added and DRM-free  
video works already.

IMHO the HTML could just wait for content owners to come, instead of  
helping them stay with DRM longer, expand DRM's possibilities, and use a  
W3C recommendation as an excuse to do so.

-- 
regards, Kornel Lesiński

Received on Tuesday, 6 March 2012 01:00:44 UTC