__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Friday 16 June 2006 18:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:53:51 +0100
> <4441754.kTn3maUjPD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> http://iownmymusic.org/
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Tell the Government that you want control of your music, now and in
>> | the future. Linux Australia has made this easy by preparing a petition
>> | (PDF, 470kb) that you can download. By getting as many signatures on the
>> | petition as you can, and posting it to the address below you'll be
>> | helping ensure that consumers have rights over digital content.
>> `----
>>
>> DRM might take off initially, but activists will soon take it down, as
>> soon as customers become victims and protest.
>
> Erm, I thought under DRM customers automatically *were*
> victims...or at least treated as though they were criminal
> conspirators. :-)
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| / | Not everybody thinks that way. Most | \ |
| / | customers are not even aware that the | \ |
| / | media purchased is 'DRM-enabled'. Those | \ |
| / | who are told this (could become | \ |
| / | mandatory in the UK) will possibly need | \ |
| / | further eduction to fully understand the | \ |
| / | consequences. This is often described as | \ |
| / | access control/restrictions rather than | \ |
| / | en/decryption. The campaigns are | \ |
| / | intended to raise awareness among | \ |
| / | politicians (legislators in France and | \ |
| / | Scandinavia, for example), as well as | \ |
| / | people. | \ |
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Best wishes,
Roy
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