Happy Day Against DRM!
Today is October 3rd, the Day Against DRM! Today is to take stock of your digital life, identify just what geek gear you might have about that is destined to die at a corporate whim, and make a change. Wendy, our favorite legal heroine, has this to say:
“DRM isn’t working for you, the purchaser/listener/remixer, but for a publisher who wants you to pay and pay again for multiple viewings of your video, or a hardware maker who wants to lock you into its line of incompatible devices. Acceding to these demands will only a next generation of media devices with even less functionality, even more meter-feeding. Instead, ask for electronics and media that meet your needs, and make sure you’re getting what you asked and paid for.”
Help spread the message; if you blog, urge your readers to have a happy day without DRM. If you create, make something without draconian protection schemes. Make this a day to be aware of pending consumer lock-in.
