Re: The subject line is irrelevant these days

> So, one of the things we are trying to do with EME is create a model
> where service providers support multiple DRMs. So you are not required to buy
> OperaVision and be restricted to only the platforms that supports, but
> you can use WideVine or PlayReady or ... instead and this hopefully gives you
> more platforms on which you can access the content.

I agree wholeheartedly that EME is a better implementation of media DRM
than any I've ever seen.  The possibility - and I fear it's an outside
possibility - of supporting multiple CDMs is a good one from the
consumers point of view.

But that doesn't make the content any more 'open web', does it?  Having
a choice between a couple of providers might be better than just having
one.

It *still* doesn't mean that anyone with an Internet connection can
access the content should they choose to spend the time and effort. 
That content is *still* completely broken w.r.t. the open web.

Therefore, it shouldn't fall under the purview of the W3C.

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Received on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 00:11:06 UTC