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The Decade in DRM (and announcing Day Against DRM, 2010)
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| Since the late 1990s, a handful of media and
| technology companies has waged war against the
| public, imposing digital restrictions on the
| technology we use. Here's a rundown of this
| decade's most important moments in the fight
| against DRM, and an important announcement:
| Day Against DRM 2010 is happening on May 4th!
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| Since the late 1990s, a handful of media and
| technology companies has waged war against the
| public. Their goal? To seize total control of
| our use of our copies of published works.
| Their method? Building restrictions into our
| technology -- Digital Restrictions Management,
| or DRM.
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/decade-in-drm
Recent:
Apple Prepares DRM For The iPad
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| Slaveware companies go even further and use
| the word IP to confuse users. IP is a stupid
| bundle of Trademark, Copyright, Patent and
| much more. You can't put patents and Trademark
| in the same basket, especially in the case of
| software or products which are in the software
| format. In a lot of countries software patents
| are not valid, but with the usage of the word
| IP these companies try to bring software under
| that umbrella of protection.
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http://www.katonda.com/blog/780/apple-prepares-drm-ipad
iPad Vs HP, Google, Dell, Camangi Slates
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| Interestingly, the iPad will not be
| challenged from Microsoft but from the
| sleeping-giant Gnu-Linux. Here is a
| comparison with some of the to-be-released
| Gnu-Linux powered tablets.
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http://www.katonda.com/blog/670/ipad-vs-hp-google-dell-camangi-slates
A look at Apple's love for DRM and consumer lock-ins
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| Apple makes great productsâyou'll get no
| argument from us. But Apple also likes
| keeping tight control over those products,
| and if anyone outside of Apple's blessed
| circle attempts to get in, the company is
| more than willing to try to use (or abuse)
| the law to its advantage.
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http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/01/a-look-at-apples-love-for-drm-and-consumer-lock-ins.ars
What is DRM doing in my garage?
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| My new garage door opener comes with both DRM
| and a DMCA warning: don't even think about
| using a third-party remote. But didn't a
| federal court already say this sort of
| behavior was illegal years ago?
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/what-is-drm-doing-in-my-garage.ars
Apple & Audiobook Firms Insist On DRM
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| Yes, Apple. The company that at one point
| claimed DRM was bad and should be ditched,
| and convinced the record labels to ditch DRM.
| Yet, as we've noted in the past, outside of
| music, Apple is still a huge DRM supporter.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091213/2103287328.shtml
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