On Oct 18, 2013, at 4:04 , Duncan Bayne <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 1. Continue with status-quo, there is no method of using DRM on the web. >> Movies are not released (legally) and plugins and proprietary appliances >> continue to be required. IMHO that will be to the advantage of big >> business because the demand for main stream entertainment will mean those >> plugins >> and appliances flourish, continuing the status-quo. > > And if it's to their advantage, so be it. The aim here is not to get > movie companies to abandon DRM, or discover a way of making > million-dollar movies on a shoestring budget. Likewise, it's not to > ensure that movie companies continue making a profit, or that I can > legally watch Futurama on my Linux laptop. > > The aim is to prevent the W3C compromising its values, and harming the > open web, by accepting DRM. Actually, there are competing aims; it's a problem in this discussion that you are unable to see that. There is an aim not to weaken the open web by making it impossible to use it for a whole class of content, for example. Until we can see *all* the issues, facts, problems, opportunities, on the table, we'll not be able to find the best balance. David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
