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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by zymhan on Monday September 18, 2017 @05:31PM (#15279792)
RealPlayer was not a Web Standard like EME is. This decision codifies DRM in Web rendering standards.
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by wakamoleguy on Monday September 18, 2017 @05:58PM (#15280034)
If DRM has already existed for years, and the majority of browsers have already accepted EME as a de facto standard by implementing it, wouldn't codifying that standard be positive?
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by camus2 on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:11PM (#15280136)
It's like arguing that Flash is a standard because the majority of browsers supported it. DRM isn't the open web and should have nothing to do with the W3C. You want to force DRM onto your users? write a native app.
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