> - The photography "industry" (read: stock agencies and similar 
> distribution models) have learned this a long time ago: even so-called 
> "rights managed" licenses are just that: a license, based on mutual 
> trust. Some independent photographers are still learning this, and how 
> to use new business models, but there is progress.

Do you really believe in mutual trust in this world ? I would love to believe this but sorry, this is an utopian view.

> - It is - in particular - the movie "industry" that still desperately 
> tries to hold on to an old business model, and trying to influence the 
> W3C standards process in order to rescue this already dying business 
> model. But web standards are not the place for a business model 
> emergency room - the model is dying anyway.

A standard is an agreement inside an industry or a Group of partners. The business models are another topic which is under business secret. 


> The "reality" is that creators can (and do) earn without any DRM - and 
> often better than when DRM was still being used.
That's your opinion. Another belief, as well.

>> The fact that Open web plaform is used to access these contents is also another reality.
> 
> Another "belief" rather than "reality". The "open web platform" is not 
> used to access "protected" content - but something quite separate from 
> it. Your browser is not the "open web" even if you use it to access 
> rights-restricted content: the actual restrictions are outside of your 
> browser, even if/when the browser enables this and/or the hardware and 
> operating system enforces it. It's not the Open Web or your browser that 
> "allows" you to consume content - or denies you from using it as you 
> want to use it.
Ok, i should have said that opw technologies are used to access contents. Ex : epub made of HTML 5, CSS 3,... I'm not speaking only of browsers.

>> So how to make it compatible and happen ? That's the object of the discussion.
> 
> Sorry, wrong again. The first object of the discussion is whether we 
> want (let alone need) EME (and DRM, and CDM) at all. We should only 
> discuss HOW "to make it compatible and happen" when we have already 
> decided it's needed. But we haven't. Many otyhers have alrteady argues=d 
> that no, we do not need it at all.
I can say the same wrong, Again.
Can you admit that there is not only one opinion ? 

> So we're first (and foremost) discussing how to make it NOT happen:
> Culture is what should be allowed to happen - and "protection" hinders that.

By the way, beautiful photos ! Congrats.

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