Category Archives: DRM
Boston’s weekly dig on DRM
Nice article, though there are a few inaccuracies: for instance, the FSF’s address (and the Catholic gift shop) are on Franklin street, not on Federal street which is a cross street a couple of blocks over from the FSF office.
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startup sounds in Vista
So; you will not be allowed to change or turn off the startup sound in Windows Vista. This has taken Microsoft months to decide, and the decision has involved lawyers, marketing, engineers, and no doubt countless managers. If you were … Continue reading
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Cory Doctorow on DRM
Cory Doctorow has an excellent article on Information Week on the idiocy of DRM.
Bono
So – if you don’t like DRM, it’s time to sign the petition that asks U2′s Bono to take a stand against DRM. Go Defective By Design!
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IEEE Spectrum on the DMCA
There is an excellent article on the DMCA in the June issue of IEEE Spectrum. Go read it – it’s an excellent overview of just how ridiculously bad a law the DMCA is.
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an example of DRM
A few days ago, I mentioned that most (current) HP and IBM laptops come with DRM in the BIOS. If you were wondering how DRM will affect you and why it’s bad, here’s a prime example of DRM and how … Continue reading
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time to fight back
I’ve had it. I’m sick of region encoding on DVDs and video games. I’m sick of crippled (‘copy-protected’) audio CDs. I’m sick of DRM’d music. I’m sick of the fact that I can’t legally use the DVDs I purchased on … Continue reading
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