Tag Archives: drm

iPad DRM endangers our rights

Posted on 28 January, 2010 by Stef

The Free Software Foundation guys are ready to remind us the real threat that iPad furthers: The iPad’s unprecedented use of DRM to control all capabilities of a general purpose computer is a dangerous step backward for computing and for … Continue reading →

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Get the facts of DRM, don’t buy CRAP

Posted on 17 April, 2009 by Stef

Did you think Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) can be good for society? If that’s your opinion, you better start looking at facts. Ars Technica reports that Some Kindle users are angry because Amazon blocked them from their Kindle accounts, thereby … Continue reading →

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New MacBooks are Defective by Design

Posted on 19 November, 2008 by Stef

The new MacBook not only have reflective screens and miss a FireWire prot, but they also hide a stupid DRM locks in the video signal called HDCP. CrunchGear reports: What is HDCP? It’s essentially a digital standard that tells your … Continue reading →

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Free Software Foundation year end fundraising campaign

Posted on 13 November, 2008 by Stef

I had the feeling that 2008 was an important year for FSF. We’ve seen new campaigns take off, like End Software Patents and Support Open Document Format; the established campaigns Defective By Design, Play OGG, Expert Witness Fund have received … Continue reading →

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Demand DRM-free files

Posted on 15 October, 2008 by Stef
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Il DRM sulla musica muore ma è presto per cantare vittoria

Posted on 7 January, 2008 by Stef

Notizia di inizio 2008: Sony BMG sta pensando di vendere file musicali via internet senza schemi fastidiosi di restrizione, i Digital Restrictions Management. E così Sony si unisce alle altre aziende del settore: Universal, EMI e Warner che per indebolire … Continue reading →

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DefectiveByDesign.org: Together we are Fighting DRM

Posted on 17 December, 2007 by Stef

DefectivebyDesign.org posted a list of actions and campaigns activated and run by FSF in the past year. I really like what the strategy they put in place and the results so far. DefectivebyDesign brought the problem with Digital Restrictions Management … Continue reading →

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