FWIW, you can make a reasonable argument that DRM as it currently exists is not about protecting IP of content creators, but instead "giving content providers l

FWIW, you can make a reasonable argument that DRM as it currently exists is not about protecting IP of content creators, but instead "giving content providers leverage against the creators of playback devices"[1]. To be sure, both reasons contribute, but the latter isn't a good one, and you can argue that W3C indirectly supported it (although, I don't understand why it's preferable for DRM to be implemented through entirely non-standard protocol as opposed to having the W3C make something of a standard for it). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29709939 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29709939