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DRM: Another Nail in the Coffin, and EU Regulation
BusinessWeek.com reports that: In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection software that...
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DRM at the Home Movies
This year will, I hope, see the death of DRM. For an example of why it deserves to die, let’s go to the (home) movies, and to Seth of the EFF. The central character is Davis Freeberg, but his blog has...
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DRM at the BPL
As reported by Universal Adam, Glyn from across the pond, and from the source itself: DefectiveByDesign.org will be taking action this Saturday at the Boston Public Library to demand that they remove...
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Microsoft, Music, DRM, etc.
Here’s an interesting juxtaposition of stories from Techmeme. The WSJ story is one of many today about Zune 2.5. The link to WSJ takes you only to a couple of paragraphs and an invitation to subscribe,...
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eBooks, Open and Closed
Here’s a book I bought decades ago, and thousands of miles away from Washington DC. I’ve read it more than once, my mother read it, and I’m currently reading it to my daughter. If I buy an ebook today,...
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“Book” and its Wrappers
Books are sadly limited things once they are wrapped in DRM (see previous). Now even the word book may be limited. Facebook has filed suit against Teachbook.com, an online community for teachers. The...
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