Re: HTML5 and DRM - A Middle Path?

Well, with this constraints I believe I will not be affected, so then I
should not be worry about EME since I don't think I will never need to use
media protection the same way it was not offered to me until now (I use
Linux), but what about the ethical questions? Also, as a standarization
organism, should W3C promote only standards that don't require third party
elements to work? In other words, shouldn't it promote only standards that
can run anywhere and deployed from scratch from a technical point of view?
EME would allow to play CDMs in a binary blob, but if it's not available
for my OS, what's suposed I should do? Use a diferent OS? Wouldn't it be
better that W3C mandates that CDMs specifications are available so they
could be implemented by third parties (me)? This would reduce the amount of
available CDM mechanism, but also would allow to have a common base
available from everywhere and also they will be the best, flawless ones...
El 20/08/2013 02:08, "David Singer" <singer@apple.com> escribió:

>
> On Aug 19, 2013, at 16:57 , piranna@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >>> So in this case, being something so important and giving us so much
> >>> problems, maybe the best option is just don't allow to that tool to
> >>> exists, isn't it?
> >>
> >> Hm.  I think people use cars too much, and should ride buses or walk or
> use the bike more often.  That doesn't lead me to conclude that cars should
> not exist, however.
> >>
> > Some cities, for example London, are doing very restrictive policies
> > and high taxes regarding to drive on the city whose purpose on the
> > long term is just remove cars and only allow to use public transport
> > or bikes... And honestly, I think is a very desirable idea, sometimes
> > this draconian decissions are the best ones…
>
> Yes.  We've discussed making EME only usable for a/v content, for example.
>  The associated business rules, the reduction in the users you can reach,
> the pain of implementing all provide some back-pressure as well.  Don't
> drive into London unless you really need to | Don't use media protection
> unless you really need to.
>
>
>
> David Singer
> Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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