Category Archives: DRM

HD disk format wars are over

Posted on 12/27/2006 by Ben

This funny Inquirer piece argues that you’d have to be an idiot to buy any high-def hardware or content. If you try and purchase any of this content, you descend into a DRM nightmare of incompatibility and legal mires. Your … Continue reading →

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This American Life podcast

Posted on 12/4/2006 by Ben

This American Life finally has a free podcast. The archives are still locked up behind the Audible.com paywall but my commutes and workouts just got a lot more enjoyable.

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Day Against DRM

Posted on 10/3/2006 by Ben

Today is the Day Against DRM. Defective By Design has a list of ten easy things you can do to oppose DRM today.

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Bono DRM Petition

Posted on 6/30/2006 by Ben

Defective by Design have put together a petition to send to Bono to encourage him to oppose DRM.

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Broadcast Flag Through Commitee

Posted on 6/28/2006 by Ben

Blech, the broadcast flag has made it through committee. As things stand now, the Senate Commerce Committee has decided we need a broadcast flag, but is leaning heavily against net neutrality. That’s just plain inconsistent. In the argument against legislating … Continue reading →

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Freedom Rings The RIAA

Posted on 6/23/2006 by Ben

Today’s the day! Call an RIAA executive and tell him what you think of DRM. Looking at the call reports page I at first thought there had only been a few calls, but then I noticed the “more” link and … Continue reading →

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