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]

> Because something is successful does not mean it's reasonable to demand
> that it be the only way. Other things can be successful too. All of the
> above models are great - I hope they all flourish. But I also hope we can
> agree we should defer to the general population to decide what models
> they wish to patronize rather than proscribing from on high which are and are
> not "acceptable". In fact it's imperative that we do encourage as many
> different models as possible, because it is only through diversity and
> experimentation that we discover what works.

Yes.  But *I* hope we can agree that not all of those models are
compatible with the stated goals of the W3C.

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