DRM is not necessary for the web. Some content owners say that it is. That's a lie. High-definition digital video gets broadcast over the air in the clear al

DRM is not necessary for the web. Some content owners say that it is. That's a lie. High-definition digital video gets broadcast over the air in the clear all the time. Content owners tried to get DRM (the broadcast flag) into over-the-air broadcasts, saying that that was the only way they would allow digital broadcasts. The broadcast flag failed, content owners caved, and now they're broadcasting everything in the clear. The HTML5 encrypted media extensions are another iteration of the same thing. If we stand up to the content owners, they'll cave again, just like they did last time.