____/ BearItAll on Thursday 02 August 2007 15:21 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> DRM Scorecard: Hackers Batting 1000, Industry Zero
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Forget the moral questions: Whether the millions of kids who load up
>> | their iPods from LimeWire are thieves, or whether there's something
>> | incongruous about Sheryl Crow, a millionaire many times over, railing
>> | against piracy. When you look at the technology, there's no getting
>> | around the fact that DRM is an abject failure.
>> `----
>>
>>
>
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/08/drm_scorecard_h.html
>>
>
> Wouldn't you think that building a secure data type would be easier than
> this? No? Well neither would I.
>
> You want a format that can be played on any hifi/portable player/car
> stereo/$20 bedroom clock etc, that can not be copied.
>
> Bit of an impossible question I would have thought. Unless the people who
> create the format have control of all devices. But which maker of a bedside
> clock or hifi builder is going to be first to stick their hands up and say
> 'Our player will only play music if it is in This format, which currently
> is only a tiny proportion of all available music and we guarentee that the
> disc copy feature can not be used'. That would be a pretty brave thing to
> do.
>
> But I for one don't want pirating, because it reduces the money going in to
> produce the product. Not just the big guys earning millions, I mean Bob
> down the pub who writes a pretty nice tune and wants to release it on
> iTunes so all the world can hear it, but would be nice for him to make a
> bob or two so he can record it on better equipment.
>
> I think we have learnt that the answer to the problem doesn't lay with
> encoding the recording in a way that limits where they can be played.
The media giants are looking for someone to blame and people to 'punish'. This
ultimately leads them down the 'Microsoft road' where the customer keeps
buying (or receiving) products from someone that s/he hates. Google's CEO
recently said that lock-in as a way of forcing customers to stay is terrible
because it leads to resentment.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cfm?newsid=4301
>>
>> He didn't do anything malicious. A scapegoat. More shields have just been
>> set up:
>>
>
> Whether it's malicious isn't the question, it was illegal, he knew it was
> illegal and the law was broken on American soil. He isn't a scape goat, he
> is just someone who got caught for commiting a crime.
>
> I would say that he probably saw it as a game, cracking is often just
> another game on the PC, but still however stupid he was, the crime was
> still commited.
True indeed, but the centre of this debate is about the FBI _making up_ figures
and wanting to jail a 'happy hacker', possibly _FOR LIFE_. They use this as a
signal, in order to scare. But why should he be treated that way? Also, the
system was insecure. Similar stories in the past suggested that Gary could
actually get a job for his acts, essentially being _hired_ to harden the
system. I'm not joking. One guy who hacked into the Pentagon made a career out
of it. He did nothing malicious.
>> House panel approves legal shield for bloggers
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The bill defines the practice of journalism as "gathering, preparing,
>> | collecting, photographing, recording, writing, editing, reporting or
>> | publishing of news or information that concerns local, national or
>> | international events or other matters of public interest for
>> | dissemination to the public."
>> `----
>>
>
> I define jeurnalism differently, I define it as the ability of those who's
> skill is English grammer, writing about subjects that they have no
> knowledge of. Commonly called Bullshitting.
An editor whom I work for writes very well, but be aware that these people
spend a lot of time researching in order to avoid embarrassment. In general, I
agree with you, but there are exceptions. Some tech writers are technologists
by trade and in heart. SJVN is a fine example.
>> Related:
>>
>> EMI has DRM free sales boom
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Since EMI ditched the DRM on iTunes it has seen sales of Pink Floyd's
>> | Dark Side of the Moon increase by between 272 and 350 percent.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40443
>>
>
> iTunes now do a higher than normal quallity DRM free music download, I got
> another copy of one of my favourites (1812 overture) to see if it was worth
> it, the difference is very significant. Probably not worth it for pop, but
> for music with a tune or any depth to it definately worth the extra
> pennies.
I have never in my life come in contact with DRM. It's a creature I'll never
come to know, I suppose, because I only use Free software. DRM=expiry. Data
becoming unavailable is a nightmare scenario.
--
~~ Best of wishes
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