Over many objections, W3C approves DRM for HTML5

(credit: Bart Maguire) A system for providing DRM protection to Web-based content is now an official recommendation from W3C. In 2013, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the industry body that oversees the development of Web standards, took the controversial decision to develop a system for integrating DRM into browsers. The Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) […]

DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat

(credit: Bart Maguire) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the industry body that oversees development of many Web-related technologies, is again considering the development of a specification enabling DRM-protected media in HTML content. And the group working on Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is running up against a deadline: the group’s charter expires at the end […]