Re: HTML5 and DRM - A Middle Path?

> Wouldn't it be
> better that W3C mandates that CDMs specifications are available so they
> could be implemented by third parties (me)? 

We've talked about that, but what it boils down to is that any such
system would be of no interest to the main players behind EME, because
they don't *want* any third party being able to decrypt their streams. 
That would, for them, defeat the entire purpose of DRM.

Re. your other points about the W3C mission, I happen to agree.  You can
read them here:

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/mission.html

Of particular relevance:

"One of W3C's primary goals is to make these benefits available to all
people, whatever their hardware, software, network infrastructure,
native language, culture, geographical location, or physical or mental
ability."

But sadly, those in the W3C with the authority to nix work on EME
disagree.

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Received on Tuesday, 20 August 2013 05:50:43 UTC