My issues with @w3c and my belief that it's fallen far off mission is mine alone. I don't want you to agree. I'd prefer to be wrong in this.
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is there monetary gain in it for @w3c ? Or lawfare from places like RIAA?
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From an immediate software perspective, we as a browser have NO CHOICE. It forces implementation. That's not OPEN WEB. @w3c
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I get it's not open. The forced implementation mandate may be due to pervasiveness of chipsets with inbuilt DRM.
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Replying to @absalomedia
Goal: Solve interop between platforms! The spec is now manipulated by external interests. Transcend limitations, not create!

Jul 2, 2016 · 2:20 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
I see the reason for DRM to not be enforced at software level. There is a lot of $$ to enforce it from hardware to software tho
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Yes, that's true! I know very little about the hardware tie-ins, but every single-point control destroys the Web as we know it.
Replying to @mholzschlag
lots of money was thrown at chipset makers for DRM solutions. Software doesn't have to honour that bias / implementation.
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Yes, this is where my thoughts are. Hardware and software should not be tied to each other. I think #DRM #EME forces the bias.
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