<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>We will be drafting a Press Release shortly.</div><div><br></div><div>Sala<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jun 13, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Chaitanya Dhareshwar <<a href="mailto:chaitanyabd@gmail.com">chaitanyabd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Great stuff! Fingers crossed this will help ensure DRM never sees the light of day. </div><div> </div><div>-C</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 4:46 AM, Norbert Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">[with IGC coordinator hat on]<br>
<br>
</div>As there have been no objections, the draft statement has been<br>
approved by consensus.<br>
<br>
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this process!<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
> [with IGC coordinator hat on]<br>
><br>
> FORMAL CONSENSUS CALL<br>
><br>
> We have had quite a few expressions of support for the text below<br>
> already, and no objections so far.<br>
><br>
> Please review the proposed statement text as posted by Deirdre and<br>
> included for reference below.<br>
><br>
> If you agree with the proposed statement or are indifferent about it,<br>
> there is no need to take action about it at the current stage.<br>
><br>
> If however you disagree with IGC adopting and publishing this<br>
> statement, it is now the final opportunity to object if you wish to<br>
> do so.<br>
><br>
> ** Any objections should be posted by Wednesday June 12, 9am UTC. **<br>
><br>
> If no objections are received by that time, the proposed statement<br>
> will be deemed to have been adopted by consensus.<br>
><br>
> NOTE on potential further steps in the decision-making process: If<br>
> there are any objections, we will make a serious attempt to modify the<br>
> statement in a way that would make it acceptable to all Caucus<br>
> members. If that process of trying to reach full consensus fails, we<br>
> will proceed to the rough consensus process which involves determining<br>
> whether there is an overwhelming majority in support of the proposed<br>
> statement. As Sala has already mentioned, we would use an online poll<br>
> as our method of choice for determining whether there is an<br>
> overwhelming majority in support.<br>
><br>
> Greetings,<br>
> Norbert<br>
><br>
> > On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 05:38:49PM -0400, Deirdre Williams<br>
> > (<a href="mailto:williams.deirdre@gmail.com">williams.deirdre@gmail.com</a>) wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > > This is the text we are suggesting.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) endorses and<br>
> > > supports the formal objection lodged by the Electronic Frontier<br>
> > > Foundation (EFF)<br>
> > > <<a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg</a>><br>
> > ><br>
> > > We believe that the inclusion of digital rights management (DRM)<br>
> > > in HTML5 has the potential to stifle innovation and seriously<br>
> > > compromise the rights of end users; for these reasons<br>
> > > particularly, we object to the inclusion of<br>
> > > DRM in HTML5.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > We fully endorse the arguments raised by the EFF in their<br>
> > > statement "EFF's Formal Objection to the HTML WG Draft Charter"<br>
> > > <<a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg</a>><br>
><br>
><br>
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