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Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by yohui on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @11:56PM (#8958196)
> I'd just like to encourage our community to continue applying pressure at all levels and in all channels to ensure that Encrypted Media Extensions doesn't continue to be a part of HTML5 standards

Which just means content owners will continue to use proprietary plugins or push unstandardized extensions.

Pressure should be applied to the root of the issue (copyright holders' desire for DRM), not the symptom.

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Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by patzerhacker on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @09:10AM (#8959858)
Pressure should be applied in both places.
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Re:YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video by JoshTriplett on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @01:16PM (#8961488)
> Which just means content owners will continue to use proprietary plugins or push unstandardized extensions.

Which will provide a worse experience, making it easier for competing content owners to provide a better experience.

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