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

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

My 2c

Much of the developing world relies on open source developers to enable OR
CREATE mechanisms that allow for an open environment of sharing resources
related to agricultural practices, education, health and diverse content.
In such regions, access to information is a challenge and with serious
resource constraints, but it is an open and free internet (and the
resultant ease of collaboration/sharing information) that empowers
communities.

-C


On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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