W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns

Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by athenot on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @10:01AM (#15284654)

There's an easy way to win that war: diversify the content you consume. If you're willing to step outside of the immensely popular, there are great treasures to be found.

IP owners are protecting their assets which are worth a lot. The irony is that the value of those assets come from us content consumers. And I'll be the first to admit that I'm a lot less interested in the local amateur hockey team than the national league team I follow. I chose to consume that brand. But I don't have to.

Yes I lament the loss of a vision for free-flowing information. But the society in which we live, unfortunately, values and protects powerful asset owners. Technology cannot fix a society problem.

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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by mirimir on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @09:04PM (#15289999)

For individuals, sure. But the war was about norms for the Web. And that's lost. Again, by the way. The first time, as I recall, being in ~1995, when the commercial takeover really got started. So it goes.

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