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Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is a draft specification of the W3C to embed DRM protected content (e.g. Videos) in HTML5. With this system DRM content can be processed in a browser without the need of a plugin like Flash Player or Silverlight. Netflix, amongst others, is using this technology for their streaming solution. Most browsers support EME already. Firefox doesn't support it yet, but Mozilla works on a solution to support it via a third party content decryption module provided in a sandbox.

Has Jolla any plans to support EME natively in the Jolla Browser? Will you follow the solution of Mozilla? I want to point out that EME support would be a good alternative to android apps for Netflix and similar services (see also this request).

I know that EME is a quite controversial topic. Many people don't like it because it goes against the principles of an open web. I personally see it pragmatically: The demand of the industries for DRM will not disappear soon, so it is better to provide it in an open specification than with closed plugins. Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss about it here :-).

Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is a draft specification of the W3C to embed DRM protected content (e.g. Videos) in HTML5. With this system DRM content can be processed in a browser without the need of a plugin like Flash Player or Silverlight. Netflix, amongst others, is using this technology for their streaming solution. Most browsers support EME already. Firefox doesn't support it yet, but Mozilla works on a solution to support it via a third party content decryption module provided in a sandbox.

Has Jolla any plans to support EME natively in the Jolla Browser? Will you follow the solution of Mozilla? I want to point out that EME support would be a good alternative to android apps for Netflix and similar services (see also this request).

I know that EME is a quite controversial topic. Many people don't like it because it goes against the principles of an open web. I personally see it pragmatically: The demand of the industries for DRM will not disappear soon, so it is better to provide it in an open specification than with closed plugins. Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss about it here :-).

Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is a draft specification of the W3C to embed DRM protected content (e.g. Videos) in HTML5. With this system DRM content can be processed in a browser without the need of a plugin like Flash Player or Silverlight. Netflix, amongst others, is using this technology for their streaming solution. Most browsers support EME already. Firefox doesn't support it yet, but Mozilla works on a solution to support it via a third party content decryption module provided in a sandbox.

Has Jolla any plans to support EME natively in the Jolla Browser? Will you follow the solution of Mozilla? I want to point out that EME support would be a good alternative to android apps for Netflix and similar services (see also this request).

I know that EME is a quite controversial topic. Many people don't like it because it goes against the principles of an open web. I personally see it pragmatically: The demand of the industries for DRM will not disappear soon, so it is better to provide it in an open specification than with closed plugins. Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss about it here :-).

Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is a draft specification of the W3C to embed DRM protected content (e.g. Videos) in HTML5. With this system DRM content can be processed in a browser without the need of a plugin like Flash Player or Silverlight. Netflix, amongst others, is using this technology for their streaming solution. Most browsers support EME already. Firefox doesn't support it yet, but Mozilla works on a solution to support it via a third party content decryption module provided in a sandbox.

Has Jolla any plans to support EME natively in the Jolla Browser? Will you follow the solution of Mozilla? I want to point out that EME support would be a good alternative to android apps for Netflix and similar services (see also this request).

I know that EME is a quite controversial topic. Many people don't like it because it goes against the principles of an open web. I personally see it pragmatically: The demand of the industries for DRM will not disappear soon, so it is better to provide it in an open specification than with closed plugins. Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss about it here :-).

Edit 25.05.2015: You can vote for or against it by voting for one of the answers below.