- From: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:12:16 -0700
- To: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
> restricting a webservice by locality is an obvious artificial barrier, > which (from the user's point of view) has no silver lining. > > Yes, I realise that it's something forced on Netflix by Hollywood, > BUT... that just illustrates the fundamental problem of Hollywood not > getting the web (combined with massive hubris) And it's a very good reason for the W3C to oppose DRM. From the W3C mission (my emphasis): "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." It would be appropriate for the W3C to reject the EME proposal for this reason alone: it will be used to prevent the benefits of the web from being available to anyone regardless of geographical location. -- Duncan Bayne ph: +61 420817082 | web: http://duncan-bayne.github.com/ | skype: duncan_bayne I usually check my mail every 24 - 48 hours. If there's something urgent going on, please send me an SMS or call me at the above number.
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