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]

On 2013-10-08 16:18 Mark Watson wrote:
> 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". 

funny, that's exactly what DRM does

> 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 .

DRM attempts to prevent that: preventing non-sanctioned use (i.e. 
experimentation) is the explicit goal of DRM
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Cheers

Received on Wednesday, 9 October 2013 09:28:06 UTC