[governance] Re: [Should the IGC support Formal Objection by EFF?] #DRM in HTML5

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Sat Jun 1 03:39:44 EDT 2013


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On Jun 1, 2013 7:19 AM, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Noting that there is consensus for the IGC to send a statement to support
> the objection by EFF, we will initiate a draft text that will be placed
> here for public comment and input before we finalise and publish the same.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Sala
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <
> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Members,
>>
>> I would like to know if there is consensus in supporting EFF's objection
>> through the crafting of the statement.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Sala
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On May 30, 2013, at 8:53 PM, Tapani Tarvainen <tapani.tarvainen at effi.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > +1
>> >
>> > On May 30 13:51, parminder (parminder at itforchange.net) wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I propose that the IGC supports and endorses this objection...
>> parminder
>> >>
>> >> On Thursday 30 May 2013 06:07 AM, Catherine Roy wrote:
>> >>> FYI. (Source :
>> https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-makes-formal-objection-drm-html5)
>> >>>
>> >>> EFF Makes Formal Objection to DRM in HTML5
>> >>> Draft Proposal from W3C Could Stymie Web Innovation
>> >>>
>> >>> San Francisco - Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
>> >>> filed a formal objection to the inclusion of digital rights
>> >>> management (DRM) in HTML5, arguing that a draft proposal from the
>> >>> World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) could stymie Web innovation and
>> >>> block access to content for people across the globe.
>> >>>
>> >>> The W3C's HTML working group is creating a technical standard for
>> >>> HTML5, an upcoming revision to the computer language that creates
>> >>> webpages and otherwise displays content online. The working group
>> >>> has accepted a draft that includes discussion of Encrypted Media
>> >>> Extensions (EME), which will hard-wire the requirements of DRM
>> >>> vendors into the HTML standard.
>> >>>
>> >>> "This proposal stands apart from all other aspects of HTML
>> >>> standardization: it defines a new 'black box' for the
>> >>> entertainment industry, fenced off from control by the browser and
>> >>> end-user," said EFF International Director Danny O'Brien. "While
>> >>> this plan might soothe Hollywood content providers who are scared
>> >>> of technological evolution, it could also create serious
>> >>> impediments to interoperability and access for all."
>> >>>
>> >>> DRM standards look like normal technical standards but turn out to
>> >>> have quite different qualities. They fail to implement their
>> >>> stated intention – protecting media – while dragging in legal
>> >>> mandates that chill the speech of technologists, lock down
>> >>> technology, and violate property rights by seizing control of
>> >>> personal computers from their owners. Accepting EME could lead to
>> >>> other rightsholders demanding the same privileges as Hollywood,
>> >>> leading to a Web where images and pages cannot be saved or
>> >>> searched, ads cannot be blocked, and innovative new browsers
>> >>> cannot compete without explicit permission from big content
>> >>> companies.
>> >>>
>> >>> EFF filed this objection as its first act as a full member of W3C.
>> >>> EFF's goal is to broaden the discussion of the consequences of
>> >>> accepting DRM-based proposals like EME for the future of the Web.
>> >>>
>> >>> "The W3C needs to develop a policy regarding DRM and similar
>> >>> proposals, or risk having its own work and the future of the Web
>> >>> become buried in the demands of businesses that would rather it
>> >>> never existed in the first place," said EFF Senior Staff
>> >>> Technologist Seth Schoen. "The EME proposal needs to be seen for
>> >>> what it is: a creation that will shut out open source developers
>> >>> and competition, throw away interoperability, and lock in legacy
>> >>> business models. This is the opposite of the fair use model that
>> >>> gave birth to the Web."
>> >>>
>> >>> For EFF's full Formal Objection:
>> >>> https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg
>> >>>
>> >>> For more on DRM in HTML5:
>> >>> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/05/eff-joins-w3c-fight-drm
>> >>>
>> >>> Contacts:
>> >>>
>> >>> Danny O'Brien
>> >>> International Outreach Coordinator
>> >>> Electronic Frontier Foundation
>> >>> danny at eff.org
>> >>>
>> >>> Seth Schoen
>> >>> Senior Staff Technologist
>> >>> Electronic Frontier Foundation
>> >>> seth at eff.org
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
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