Tim Berners-Lee approves Web DRM, but W3C members have two weeks to appeal

Re:Tim Berners-Lee approves Web DRM, but W3C members have tw... by javajosh on Friday July 07, 2017 @05:08PM (#14722119)

Well, "doing without" is certainly the principled stand. But there is a lot of (almost certain, moderate) pleasure hiding behind one of door #1 (EME) or door #2 (torrent), and it is difficult indeed to go through door #3, (not this pleasure).

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Re:Tim Berners-Lee approves Web DRM, but W3C members have tw... by Simon_says on Friday July 07, 2017 @05:32PM (#14722299)

I fully expect torrenting to be made impossible or obscenely impractical and cumbersome inside the next couple decades. The rightsholders are too politically connected, and the general populace too apathetic and ignorant.

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