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Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards

From: Hamish MacEwan <hamish.macewan AT gmail.com>
To: Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion <cc-nz AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 08:07:43 +1200

On 9 May 2013 07:53, Sutherland, Paul <Paul.Sutherland AT ccc.govt.nz> wrote:
> Like it or not the global economy has and needs Digital Rights
> Management standards to manage Digital Rights - so what would your
> alternative standard be.

As to the essential, critical importance of DRM to no lesser concept
than The Global Economy, evidence appears divided on the matter:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/4/4300932/piracy-not-an-issue-after-one-year-of-selling-drm-free-ebooks-says

DRM exists and can stay right where it is, in proprietary and dying
replay systems, or proprietary and less successful video clients, get
Real.

> /paul

Hamish.

[Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards, Danyl Strype, 05/07/2013
- Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards, Sutherland, Paul, 05/08/2013
  - Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards, Hamish MacEwan, 05/08/2013
  - Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards, Bennett McElwee, 05/08/2013
  - Re: [Cc-nz] Keep crippleware (DRM) out of HTML5 standards, Dave Lane, 05/09/2013