[governance] Draft Statement #DRM HTML5/ was [Should the IGC support Formal Objection by EFF?] #DRM in HTML5

Sun Jun 2 08:26:42 EDT 2013

Dear All,

Noting that there is consensus for IGC to draft a Statement to support
EFF's Objection, kindly find the Draft Text  enclosed for your comments and
feedback. Please add your thoughts. We would like to invite our members to
comment on the text.

We have not initiated a call for consensus on this Draft as we are inviting
input and feedback on the draft. I have been having trouble posting it on
the IGC Statement space and once this is resolved, will post it there which
will allow for a systematic way for members to comment on various
paragraphs and also suggest text.

 *Objection to the Inclusion of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in HTML5*

The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) objects to the inclusion
of digital rights management (DRM) in HTML5. We endorse and support the
formal objection lodged by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and
that the draft proposal from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) could
stifle Web innovation and block access to content for people across the
planet.

We believe that the proposed standard by W3C is a serious threat to an open
and free internet. The impact of the standard if allowed to be developed
will cause serious violations of various human rights including but not
limited to property rights. The inherent danger of the proposal would be to
shut out open source developers and competition, destroy interoperability
and lock in legacy business models.

We note that much of the developing world relies on open source developers
to enable mechanisms that allow for an open environment of sharing
resources related to agricultural practices, education, health and diverse
content. In regions, where access to information is a challenge and with
serious resource constraints, an open and free internet allows for ease of
sharing information which empowers communities.

We believe that will kill innovation and strongly object to the inclusion
of digital rights management (DRM) in HTML5. We would also like to
reiterate that we fully endorse the arguments raised within the objection
[1] raised by the EFF.

[1] https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg

<https://www.eff.org/pages/drm/w3c-formal-objection-html-wg>
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