W3C ignores all criticisms and approves the EME standard for copyright content restrictions

This decision was signed by the heads of QQ3C, including Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee's signing of the EME approval is thought to be humorous as many Internet experts have warned that EME is capable of killing the openness of the Internet, which makes it successful.

EME is the standard that supports encrypted multimedia content on the Internet. In theory, this brings many applications, all organizations joining the W3C and approving this standard are those who hold copyright content and want to use EME as a way to implement DRM platform (content copyright numbers) on the browser, mainly protecting streaming videos.

The EME standard benefits the content holder

Protection of copyright is legal, but many experts warn that the content of the EME standard is too much for the content holder. For example, security researchers cannot find bugs or security holes within the DRM platform without the approval of the DRM platform owner, thus causing millions of users to encounter bugs. report.

EME đã xác định một tùy chọn use-in: supporting DRM
- Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) July 8, 2017

Likewise, a plugin or browser provider that plays videos to viewers will be considered copyright infringement even if only adding subtitles to videos or fixing gamma errors. Moreover, DRM allows content keepers to impose their will on users. When users buy video rights, they have additional secondary rights such as remixing videos for fair use or reselling or renting copies of videos. DRM on the browser allows copyright holders to deny the user's legal rights.

Even the United Nations warned the approval of EME

EFF, Unesco of the UN, Free Software Foundation, independent security experts, human rights activists and others all criticize W3C for allowing the development of EME without protecting users and security researchers. security or software maker.

These organizations sent petitions and suggestions for adjusting the EME standard, but all were ignored by W3C. Many accused W3C of 'selling' users in exchange for financial benefits from heavy-duty companies.

W3C responds to criticism with enhanced security claims for users, but only real world use cases are discussed, allowing content owners to decide what, when and to what extent Users can view multimedia content on the web.

Two weeks to change

There has been much hope that the head of W3C, Tim Berners-Lee will consider and consider before approving the EME standard. Unfortunately, Berners-Lee went against what he created when he sided with the content holders and stream service, approving the unedited version of the standard on Thursday, without any protection for anyone other than the content owner.

Ok :(

W3C created open web, now muốn để đặt một kết thúc đến nó.
- bradipao (@bradipao) July 8, 2017

Those who did not support EME had two weeks to file a petition before EME officially entered the W3C process and turned it into the official standard the following year.

David Pac

Update 24 May 2019

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