[wbs] response to 'Call for Review: Encrypted Media Extensions is W3C Proposed Recommendation'

The following answers have been successfully submitted to 'Call for Review:
Encrypted Media Extensions is W3C Proposed Recommendation' (Advisory
Committee) for Opera Software AS by Simon Pieters.

Regarding the "Encrypted Media Extensions" specification, the reviewer 
suggests changes, but supports publication as a W3C Recommendation whether
or not the changes are adopted.


Additional comments about the specification:
   Since browsers are shipping EME, it makes sense to reach
Recommendation.

However, in order to avoid a chilling effect of security research[1] for
browsers supporting EME, we believe there should be a binding covenant that
requires W3C members to limit their anti-circumvention litigation to
circumstances where some unlawful activity, such as copyright infringement,
has taken place. Also see [2] (paragraph 3 onward).

[1]
https://www.eff.org/pages/objection-rechartering-w3c-eme-group#examples
[2] https://blog.whatwg.org/drm-and-web-security


The reviewer's organization:
   - produces products addressed by this specification
   - expects to produce products conforming to this specification.


Comments about products related to these specifications:
   Opera products based on Chromium support EME.


Answers to this questionnaire can be set and changed at
https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/33280/eme-pr-2017/ until 2017-04-13.

 Regards,

 The Automatic WBS Mailer

Received on Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:30:11 UTC