> In their public statements about the standard, the W3C executive repeatedly said that they didn't think the DRM advocates would be willing to compromise, and

> In their public statements about the standard, the W3C executive repeatedly said that they didn't think the DRM advocates would be willing to compromise, and in the absence of such willingness, the exec have given them everything they demanded. This sentence in particular fills me with rage. These are people and groups who have refused to innovate in the face of the web and have used their clout and momentum to ensure that they never have to again. So much for the democratization of media the web was supposed to bring. Money still speaks louder than anything else.