Again, on the subject of DRM

For the sake of the freedom you should have when your are using your computer. Please, take thirty minutes of your life to follow the links in this post.

In the last post I talked about DRM. Digital Restrictions Management I called it. In the post I mentioned Lawrence Lessig, who for some time has been talking about the real danger that DRM poses to our rights. The first link below will take you to a flash presentation of Lessig's Free Culture speech. If you value your right to create culture , then you owe it to yourself to hear what he says.

I you had previously heard Lessig's speech I've got a new one for you. The second link below will take you to a speech transcript given to Microsoft by one Cory Doctorow about the folly that is DRM. He argues more politely and correctly than I could; why DRM is bad for everyone. Go read it, now!

The information soldier is pro-culture...

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