Re: WebVR and DRM

And while we're on that topic, what do I know right? I'm a nobody. If only
there was smarter people with more gravitas who've voiced their opinion on
the matter...

Convincing them (the music industry) to license their music to Apple and
> others DRM-free will create a truly interoperable music marketplace. Apple
> will embrace this wholeheartedly.


Steve Jobs 2006

DRM causes too much pain for legitmate buyers. There are huge problems with
> DRM. People should just buy a cd and rip it. You are legal then.


Bill Gates, 2006

We believe that offering consumers the opportunity to buy higher quality
> tracks and listen to them on the device or platform of their choice will
> boost sales of digital music.


Eric Nicoli, CEO of EMI, 2007

I believe this proposal (DRM) is unethical and that we should not pursue it.


Ian Hickson, W3C HTML5 Editor, 2012

DRMs fundamentally add friction.


David Singer (yes you) 2013

 I agree with Robin; I don't know anyone who 'likes' DRM -- it's a pain in
> the neck for everyone concerned.


David Singer (yes you, again) 2013


On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 10:30 PM, Florian Bösch <pyalot@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 10:19 PM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please stop it. Now you are attributing beliefs and motives to others,
>> and stating that people are committing crimes.
>
>
> So anti-competitive collusion isn't a crime now is it?
>
> Stop now. Thank you. This is off-topic and out of place here. Invective
>> does not make your case.
>
>
> It makes my case excellently. DRM sole purpose is to inhibit innovation,
> erect barriers of entry and exclude competition. It literally serves no
> other purpose than those anti-societal goals. Eventually the legislatosaur
> will wake up to that.
>
>
>> I am not sure where anyone proposed "simply splatting texels on screen
>> indiscriminately”. Perhaps you have a pointer?
>>
>
> https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/746002754166980610
> https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/wiki/Distance-field-fonts
> http://wdobbie.com/post/gpu-text-rendering-with-vector-textures/
>
>
>> Look, I don’t claim that working out how to handle protected content in
>> WebVR is automatic or even easy.
>
>
> It's very easy. Just get rid of the DRM and all the problems go away,
> automatically. It's what Facebook has done, and it worked great for them.
> You believe you can do better than Facebook, really?
>
>
>> But if Louay and others want to work out what the problems are,
>
>
> Problem is already identified, it's called "DRM".
>
>
>> and particularly what kinds of system designs would make VR and DRM
>> orthogonal systems that can be used independently or together, I wish them
>> well. What I would request that no-one does is (a) pre-judge how and
>> whether it can be done (b) make wild accusations.
>>
>
> They're not wild accusations. They're a simple fact of DRM. You can ask
> the EFF, FTF, GNU etc. about the harm and anti-competitive nature of DRM,
> and they'll tell you exactly. But you know, I don't need those sources to
> tell me how DRM is anti-competitive. I've witnessed it firsthand working
> for a company that did develop DRM. I saw the contracts. Those are not
> contracts you'll want a judge bent on examining anti-competitive behavior
> squint too closely at.
>