[Fsuk-manchester] DRM proposed for HTML5 with BBC support

[Michael Dorrington]

A post on LibrePlanet-discuss[1] has alerted us to an attempt that is
under way to add DRM to HTML5.  The BBC is supporting this inclusion.
Links below to Wired.co.uk, TheRegister.co.uk and the W3C itself for
more information.  The FSF is going to campaign against the inclusion of
DRM in HTML5.

BBC supports attempt to sneak DRM into HTML5
<http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/17/bbc-drm-w3c>

Who's adding DRM to HTML5? Microsoft, Google and Netflix
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/23/microsoft_google_netflix_html5_drm_infection/>

Encrypted Media Extensions: W3C Working Draft 5 February 2013
<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-media/raw-file/tip/encrypted-media/encrypted-media-fpwd.html>

RE: CfC: to publish Media Source Extensions specification as a First
Public Working Draft (FPWD)
<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-admin/2013Feb/0153.html>

Regards,
Mike.

[1] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
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