W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns

Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by objclxt on Monday September 18, 2017 @07:14PM (#15280520)

> I think that, with killer features like breaking out of DRM, the market share could change.

That's not a killer feature to the market: I bet 99/100 people don't know what DRM is or what it stands for. They just care that they can watch videos or not.

For better or the worse the overwhelming majority of browser users don't know, care, or have any idea about how the internet is standardized, how DRM works, and why it matters to them.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by baddox on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @01:31AM (#15282033)

I actually don't see how using the browser would provide any practical value. If you pay for a streaming service you might as well just watch the legit DRM'd version. If you're watching a pirate stream you might as well stream from a pirate who cracked the DRM on their side.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by xvilka on Monday September 18, 2017 @08:29PM (#15280876)

Of course for the worse. As usual worst things in the world come with a silent agreement of majority.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by hyperdunc on Monday September 18, 2017 @11:21PM (#15281543)

Ignorance != agreement

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