Re: Danger of DRM technologies stack

> Sorry, the open web can not accept a process that allows politically
> driven land grabs on open web features that can only be objected to on
> technical grounds.  If this prevails then a new group can simply add new
> features to EME the render it useless for DRM on a purely political
> agenda that can not be objected to on technical grounds!

It's interesting to see how the opposition to dissent against EME has
progressed.  Paraphrasing:

 * "what's this DRM thing all about then?" (I remember myself and others
 having to explain things like bit-rot, platform compatibility issues
 etc. to Jeff on his blog)

 * "EME is not DRM, really"

 * "you're breaking the rules by complaining"

Note the progression here, and take heart.  

If people in power are complaining that dissenters are breaking the
rules by dissenting, you know that the message is getting through, and
that there is no rational counter-argument to it.

All we need to do is keep up the pressure, and we might see an
about-face from the W3C, just like we did a decade ago with
patent-encumbered 'standards'.

Let's make it a 'firestorm of criticism' too (I *love* that phrase). 
Tell your friends, especially your non-technical friends, about EME. 
I'm hoping to put in a brief word at the local Ruby meetup about it,
tonight.

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