On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:31:18 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Why DRM's best friend might just be Apple Inc.
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> | DRM is dying. It's a statement being echoed with increasing frequency
> | around the Web over the last few weeks, and is perhaps best articulated
> | in this Billboard article. Antony Bruno lays out his case for why 2007
> | will be the year that the major labels "get it" and stop alienating
> | their customers with restrictive DRM schemes.
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> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070111-8595.html
>
> Apple is not so Free and Open after all... and yet more proof is presented
> in the article.
That depends on what you mean by Free and Open.
Is its OS primarily made of Free Software? Yes.
Does it have proprietary layers? Yes
Does it create and contribute to Free Software Projects? Yes
Does it incorporate DMR in its multimedia offerings? Yes
Has it ever denied any of this? No.
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Rick
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