Boston artists call for a march against DRM in Web standards

Atticus Rex writes: A small artist-led group called Ethics in Tech is joining the long-simmering struggle between streaming video giants and Internet freedom activists over whether the Web should include Digital Rights Management in its technical standards.

This Saturday, Ethics in Tech will lead a march on the W3C, the body--led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee--that decides on Web standards. The Free Software Foundation is promoting the march.

"Dear W3C: we demand you comply with UNESCO & international civil & political rights. Halt EME—ensure the protection of a secure, accessible, & open web. Make ethical standards or stand on the wrong side of history," wrote artists K8 Howl and Jak Ritger, the march's organizers, referring to a concerned statement issued by the UN organization about EME.