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 10/09/2013 03:53 PM, Duncan Bayne wrote:
> AC> I don't see any form of DRM progressing past video in the W3C,
> AC> but I will fight it if people try.
> 
> What evidence have you that it will have any effect?  We've already
> ascertained that EME was going to go forwards regardless of anyone
> complaining. 
> 

What do you mean by "go forward"? The working group is entitled to
proceed with its efforts to develop an extension specification, as the
discussion is in-scope for HTML. Whether it gets approved as a W3C
Recommendation -- and how it gets changed or improved along the way --
are still open questions. This group is part of the ongoing discussion.

--Wendy

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Received on Wednesday, 9 October 2013 20:43:51 UTC