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____/ Homer on Thursday 13 May 2010 19:00 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> When the British Library âimproved electronic access with DRMâ
> [...]
>> http://wwmm.ch.cam.ac.uk/blogs/murrayrust/?p=2365
>
> Lies, spin and propaganda.
>
> How exactly does DRM /improve/ access, especially to a resource that has
> /already/ been accessible /without/ restriction for centuries (as
> formerly part of the British Museum)?
>
> Orwellian Doublespeak at it's finest.
>
> Intellectual Monopoly is a disease.
They say "electronic access", not "access". I guess it's better than 'analogue' in some ways,
but they still insist on replicating 'analogue' restrictions (not analogue per se).
http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20060317044847293
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