But no matter what they can decide that already...<p>User agent checking (and other fingerprint checking systems), custom plugins which are required, or even going around the browser entirely and requiring a downloadable program or app to playback.<p>If the standard doesn&#x27;t have EME, then alternatives will be made which will be much worse. EME is the best possible outcome in a world where DRM exists, and I would be just as happy as everyone else here if DRM was gone entirely, that just isn&#x27;t going to happen any time soon.