Re: Cory Doctorow: W3C green-lights adding DRM to the Web's standards, says it's OK for your browser to say "I can't let you do that, Dave" [via Restricted Media Community Group]

Duncan Bayne [2013-10-04T01:18]:
> So it's no surprise that they're pushing industry interests again today.

Just to make it clear because a W3C staff at at that period of time about the patent policy. The end of 2001 was… hot. :)

W3C *is* a consortium aka a community of stakeholders. Like *any* community it is widely shaped by its active participants. Saying "they're pushing industry interests" is a truism. :)

The debate about the patent policy changed when some W3C members AND members of the open source community proposed a *better model*, the W3C royalty free patent policy. W3C lost a few members on the way. It still creates issues, but we, W3C community, are a lot better with this.

In the DRM debate, finding a better thing is key. Some of us can try to change the international law about Intellectual Property and some are trying, but that's a tough fight. I think EME is not a good idea, but that's a negative argument. It doesn't create something.

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Karl Dubost
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