I Hate DRM

Friday, April 21, 2006 - Posts

• RIAA Redefines Fair Use

  This happened some time ago and Warren (commenter) reminded me of it.  Read this EFF brief.  It is hilarious.  RIAA and its clients maintain that it is up to them to decide what is fair use.  Apparently, they can define it one way Read More posted Friday, April 21, 2006 9:55 AM by IHateDRMAdmin | 4 Comments

• HD DVD Players Ship. Big Deal.

  Whoopee.  HD DVD and Blu-ray are the physical manifestation of everything I stand against with respect to DRM.  The entire subject just makes my skin crawl.  I am terrified that consumers are going to just go out and gobble this crap up Read More posted Friday, April 21, 2006 9:52 AM by IHateDRMAdmin | 0 Comments

• International Law, Freedom of Speech and You

  This doesn’t pertain to DRM per se but since intellectual property does, I thought this may be fitting.   French fashion designs are protected intellectual property and apparently Viewfinder (a US based company) was not aware of that when they Read More posted Friday, April 21, 2006 9:50 AM by IHateDRMAdmin | 1 Comments

• I LOVE the EFF!

  “This document collects a number of reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but against consumers, scientists, and legitimate competitors. It will be updated from time to time as additional Read More posted Friday, April 21, 2006 9:48 AM by IHateDRMAdmin | 0 Comments