What fantasy world are you living in where he/she said that non-DRM HTML 5 video was the status quo for paid content?
What was said was that it is there, and services are choosing not to use it, even accepting that using it would be suicide for their business. It's not the responsibility of http to preserve the business models of those companies rather than a free and open internet, though it's understandable that those businesses are fighting for it.
What was said was that it is there, and services are choosing not to use it, even accepting that using it would be suicide for their business. It's not the responsibility of http to preserve the business models of those companies rather than a free and open internet, though it's understandable that those businesses are fighting for it.