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

[Sonigitu Ekpe]

I strongly support EFE's objection.
So we can craft a letter for IGC endorsement.

Sonigitu Ekpe Aji :-@ SEA

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On May 31, 2013 5:59 AM, "Kabani" <kabani.asif at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1
>
> On Friday, 31 May 2013, Guru गुरु wrote:
>
>>  +1
>> Guru
>>
>>  On 05/31/2013 01:02 AM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
>>
>> +1
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> On 05/30/2013 06:12 AM, Angela Daly wrote:
>>
>> I support EFF's objection.
>>
>> On 30 May 2013 19:04, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
>> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
>> <mailto: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 <mailto:tapani.tarvainen at effi.org>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>      > +1
>>      >
>>      > On May 30 13:51, parminder (parminder at itforchange.net
>>     <mailto: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
>>      >
>>
>>
>
> --
> Sent from iPad
>
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