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Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Movies, Music & Books => Topic started by: smilodon on June 24, 2004, 12:50:17 AM

Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: smilodon on June 24, 2004, 12:50:17 AM
HERE (http://junk.haughey.com/doctorow-drm-ms.html)

Electronic Frountier Foundation European Affairs Coordinator Cory Doctorow visited Microsoft last week to ask the tech giant to stand up to the entertainment industry and make a media player that will play all the media you want it to.  

In his speech, Doctorow made five main arguments against investing
in digital rights management (DRM) systems:

    1. DRM systems don't work.
    2. DRM systems are bad for society.
    3. DRM systems are bad for business.
    4. DRM systems are bad for artists.
    5. DRM is a bad business move for Microsoft.

Theoretically this should be of some interest to anyone who watches movies and listen to music. But it's quite long so some may fall asleep  ;)
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: Doorman on June 24, 2004, 08:37:23 AM
There's no pictures!  :(
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: Anonymous on June 24, 2004, 08:38:46 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Doorman@Jun 24 2004, 08:37 AM
There's no pictures!  :(
Ron, that just made my day.  :lol:
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: ChimpBoy on June 24, 2004, 01:12:57 PM
Good read that Smilo - very interesting.  A strong and logical argument.

The first couple of sections remind me somewhat of the book "Cryptonomicon".
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: Jamoe on June 24, 2004, 03:05:02 PM
omg i just read all of that :/

good read.
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: Doorman on June 24, 2004, 03:33:40 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by ChimpBoy@Jun 24 2004, 12:12 PM


The first couple of sections remind me somewhat of the book "Cryptonomicon".
Yeah, that's what I thought.  :unsure:
Title: DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Post by: ChimpBoy on June 24, 2004, 11:16:16 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Doorman+Jun 24 2004, 02:33 PM-->
QUOTE (Doorman @ Jun 24 2004, 02:33 PM)