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Paul E Ester

(952 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 11:05 AM Mar 2013

Hollywood is at it again. Its latest ploy to take over the Web? Use its influence at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to weave Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) into HTML5 — in other words, into the very fabric of the Web.

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/no-drm-in-html5

https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-media/raw-file/tip/encrypted-media/encrypted-media.html

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Tell W3C: We don't want the Hollyweb [View all] Paul E Ester Mar 2013 OP

what w3c needs to keep in mind.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #1

Is this even possible for w3c? DaveJ Mar 2013 #3

no way. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #4

k/r limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #2

W3C, don't sell out! silverwolf942 May 2013 #5

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #6