Ok, and what happens next? Say, in the wake of that decision Apple leaves. EME goes to a separate consortium, without IPR. Is it a win?
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Replying to @robinberjon @wycats and
Who would leave over the EFF-proposed covenant? I'd like to know but secret vote is secret, doesn't tell who would actually leave over it.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @robinberjon and
But yes, in extremis, it's far better for W3C to uphold the Open Web principles that it is founded upon, than to violate those principles.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @wycats and
So win morally but die as an organisation? Maybe. Again, I’m not sure there is a win in there.
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Replying to @robinberjon @BrendanEich and
Failing to give its imprimatur to DRM tech would kill W3C as an org? That's a strong assertion.
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Replying to @tabatkins @robinberjon and
It sounds like a claim based on some backroom information (threats by browsers, content producers?). Should have been made in public.
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Replying to @wycats @tabatkins and
Just assume rationality: what would cause an org that has fended off DRM for ages to agree to a form of compromise?
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Replying to @robinberjon @wycats and
What org? You mean W3C, or Apple? If you mean some DRM vendor wouldn't agree to compromise, so be it. Let them quit WG. But they might stay.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @robinberjon and
The EFF's proposal doesn't cost one dime of lost Hollywood revenue. Security researchers already hack. Any who pirate could still be busted.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @wycats and
Brendan — you don’t need to explain that to me. If you have the magic wand that would make it sail past the membership, don’t tweet — do it.
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No. We wanted the DIRECTOR to do it, which he had the power to do!
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Replying to @wycats @robinberjon and
If the consequence would have been an appeal of *that* decision, fine. Let's let that play out. But take the higher ground first.
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