On Thursday 02 July 2009 10:44:39 Jon Smirl wrote:
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Richard Stallmanrms@gnu.org wrote:
about a possibility which has already outworn itself (like DRM media, which seem to be getting more and more unpolular)?
I wish we could regard DRM as a fading threat. In music we see a retreat from DRM, but in e-books the threat is increasing.
I hope that our campaign against DRM is succeeding in building opposition. See DefectiveByDesign.org if you want to participate.
You'd make me happy if I was able to access cable TV signals I have paid for without DRM. I can't stand having to rent cable boxes everywhere for the sole purpose of decoding DRM that I don't want.
i'm fairly certain you can sue over that. i recall comcast or charter or some other large cable company getting spanked because they forced a lock in to their cable boxes thus preventing the consumer from using any other cable box provider. -mike