BBC demands DRM for HTML5

Re:BBC demands DRM for HTML5 by entropy_ on Saturday February 16, 2013 @02:17PM (#5232610)

So we're including things in the HTML spec just to satisfy hollywood lawyers now? We would be saddling a spec(and any browser wishing to implement it) for what will probably be a decade and possibly more just so hollywood execs/lawyers can cover their asses and protect a dying business model which will probably be outlived by both the spec and implementing browsers.

I find that stupid, to say the least. Especially since, it is highly likely that at some point, some company will be big enough to push back and distribute things DRM-free just like Apple did with iTunes.

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Re:BBC demands DRM for HTML5 by jedberg on Saturday February 16, 2013 @02:22PM (#5232626)

But once the model dies, why does it matter if it is in the spec? If a company (say Apple) gets big enough to demand no DRM, like Apple did with music, then no one will use the standard anymore.

So why does it matter if the standard makes it easier to more widely distribute the content, which will only help in hastening its demise by allowing someone to grow big enough to push back?

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