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Re:W3C green-lights adding DRM to the Web's standards by makomk on Thursday October 03, 2013 @08:22PM (#6493028)
It's not the same because HTML5 EME is designed to ensure anyone who manages to get media working on unauthorized platforms can be arrested under the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA and other similar laws. As in, this was actually one of the stated requirements.
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Re:W3C green-lights adding DRM to the Web's standards by jiggy2011 on Thursday October 03, 2013 @08:44PM (#6493095)
This is simply incorrect, can you show a w3 document that supports this in any way?
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