5. Compatibility with DRM. We understand that this could be a sore point in
W3C, but from our viewpoint, any DRM-incompatible video related
mechanism is a non-starter with the content industry (Hollywood). There is in
our opinion no need to make DRM support mandatory, though.

Considering our requirements, we believe the widespread use of technically
competitive, but not necessarily “free” open standards, such as H.264 for video and
AAC for audio, would serve the community best. This would be fully aligned with the
business model dominant in the digital video ecosystem.

Anything beyond that, including a W3C-lead standardization of a “free” codec, or the
active endorsement of proprietary technology such as Ogg, …, by W3C, is, in our
opinion, not helpful for the co-existence of the two ecosystems (web and video), and
therefore not our choice.