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TL;DR:

# Myths

1. that DRM doesn’t work; that it exists to protect creators, but since it is easily cracked and can be worked around, it is largely ineffective and irrelevant

2. that DRM in HTML5 is a necessary compromise to finally bring an end to the proliferation of proprietary browser plugins such as Adobe Flash Player and Micrisoft Silverlight

3. that the web needs DRM in HTML5 in order for Hollywood and other media giants to finally start giving the Web priority over delivering media over traditional means

# Reality

1. DRM is not about protecting copyright. That is a straw man. DRM is about limiting the functionality of devices and selling features back in the form of services. (https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...)

2. DRM in HTML5 doesn’t obviate proprietary browser plug-ins, it encourages them. (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/defend-open-web-keep-d...)

3. The Web doesn’t need big media; big media needs the Web. (http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/02/bbc...)

# So sign the petition

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/no-drm-in-html5