flickr.com — This is your world on DRM. It is a nuisance, a cheating spouse and a corporate demon. Analogies help to explain DRM to the masses. Submit your best ideas to the group and help turn this project into a wrecking ball of loving hate.
May 29, 2007 View in Crawl 4
wilcotangofoxMay 30, 2007
What do you mean by "stories like this"?Is there something wrong with wanting to explain to people who have no frame of reference, i.e. your mum, dad, uncle, teacher, etc, what DRM is in the context of their everyday world? Frankly, I don't think they understand the context of computers and copy-restriction- so I consider it necessary to explain it to them in their own context- that's why I'll be contributing to this project.
belly917May 30, 2007
While I do agree that a large percentage of anti-DRM individuals are on the bandwagon because they would rather steal. That's not the point. Whether or not DRM exists, pirating will always exist.The real reason that honest people despise DRM is the lock in. Try explaining to your parent or sibling that the new mp3 player they bought won't play their iTunes purchases. Or that their iPod won't work with napster's subscription service. Both of the DRM strategies can exist hassle-free if you play completely within their respective DRM universes. The second you want to use your music on a OS/Device/Program that isn't part of the system, the artificial restriction of DRM prevents that.I don't use iTunes or WMP, I can't stand either program, I use an mp3 player that runs rockbox. Between work and home I'm using windows, linux and mac OS X. DRM'd music files are essentially useless to me; therefore I've never purchased one. I vote with my wallet, it's just unfortunate that the general population doesn't feel the same way.
mweatherMay 30, 2007
The DMCA is unconstitutional.
pottersquashMay 31, 2007
As stated you have no "rights" to purchase anything. You have a right to purchase what was sold. Property rights are not a single thing, they are multiple rights together, an owner of those rights may sell you whatever he chooses. With DRM he has clarifed your rights, clarified EXACTLY what is up for sale. If you dont want to buy what they are selling, dont, and dont buy until they do. I respect those who out-right just violate copyright and steal intellectual property than those who buy property with digital rights but then bitch that they just bought something. Perhaps in the begining you could argue you were unaware of what you are purchasing but no longer, DRM is quite clear.
Closed AccountMay 31, 2007
but, but but... I thought the Record Industry told us that it was good. I mean, isn't that why they put that in there in the first place?! ftwFlip-floppers :P
init100Jun 1, 2007
You mean so that you can live in your little dream world, where DRM is heaven, war is peace, love is hate, etc?