OpenRAW

While I too support the free dissemination of any information my device may capture and would benefit from a ubiquitous transparent standard, the simple, objective fact remains that a camera's ability (or manufacturer's willingness through a given camera) to provide interpretable RAW data, or lack thereof, remains a simple feature characteristic of the product upon which the consumer simply has the simple, yet omnipontent, choice of deciding to purchase a camera or not.

To purchase and subsequently demand a feature, capability, or support that was not originally described or warranted simply isn't realistic; and the point at which consumers will begin to "vote with their wallets" will be when cameras, regardless of their RAW data characteristics, no longer constitute a value for the dollars spent.

To realistically approach and influence manufacturers, one must first be willing to wholly accept that any customer he or she served has the right to decide what product or service he or she must provide to be considered treating their customers "fairly", regardless of any prior advertised or contractual terms upon which both parties have agreed.

To expect manufacturers to offer passive compliance, a photographer must also be willing to accommodate a customer who has decided that he or she is entitled to receive "more" than that for which he or she has agreed and furthermore be willing to accept being characterized as unfair or somehow not having met your obligation to customers.

Any credible approach to camera manufacturers with any expectation of their support must be done so by demonstrating a compelling value for the manufacturer. Any approach that either includes or depends on RAW data access as an entitlement is not only likely to fail, but unfounded on its merits.