What I wish Tim Berners-Lee understood about DRM (opens in new tab)

(guardian.co.uk)

15 pointsrvkennedy13y ago2 comments

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api13y ago· 1 in thread

If DRM is added to HTML5, then those portions of HTML5 will become like the legacy cruft in HTML 1.0, etc., and won't be used universally. Open alternatives will be designed and will become de-facto standards. More IF's will be required in your web UI code.

rvkennedyOP13y ago

Tim's key quote:

"If we don't put the hooks for the use of DRM in… people will just go back to using Flash."

- this underestimates the momentum at play, and the fact that developers have already found ways to monetize HTML-based content. Flash is never coming back.

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