- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:47:49 -0700
- To: Florian Bösch <pyalot@gmail.com>
- Cc: Kieran Farr <kieran.farr@gmail.com>, "Bassbouss, Louay" <louay.bassbouss@fokus.fraunhofer.de>, "public-webvr@w3.org" <public-webvr@w3.org>, "Pham, Stefan" <stefan.pham@fokus.fraunhofer.de>
> On Jul 10, 2017, at 13:42 , Florian Bösch <pyalot@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. These are none of them accusing people of crimes, or attributing beliefs to others. David Singer Manager, Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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