- From: Duncan Bayne <dhgbayne@fastmail.fm>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 05:21:46 -0700
- To: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
> Fair enough, although others seem to be arguing some of those things. Sure, including myself when I get drawn in :) > I think you could argue though that preventing a class of content from > being on the open web is harmful to it. I.e. it reduces the utility of > the open web for a use-case that affects a lot of users. Absolutely. But DRM-restricted content won't *be* on the open web, at least not as it's defined by the W3C at the moment. > Walled garden type technologies (plugins / appliances) benefit to the > detriment of the open web. > > I can't say that will happen, but I do consider that a strong > possibility. But CDMs *are* a walled garden technology! They are closed-source, proprietary blobs that can only be implemented by the companies that own them, that are incompatible with FOSS licenses, and that support only 'blessed' combinations of browser, OS and hardware. In what way do you see that as being an advantage over, say, an app from an app store? -- Duncan Bayne ph: +61 420817082 | web: http://duncan-bayne.github.com/ | skype: duncan_bayne I usually check my mail every 24 - 48 hours. If there's something urgent going on, please send me an SMS or call me.
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