DRM, enslaving the world to protect the mighty from the humble.

[Daniel ~]

Written by Daniel
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Goodbye 2006, Hello Digital Rights Management
January 3, 2007
By Christopher Saunders
SysOpt.com

With the dawn of another new year, it's time for another "Year Ahead" preview. This one may be a bit different than most -- aside from the copious footnoting -- since it's going to focus on just one area of PC hardware and software. But it's a doozy, mainly because the subject is going to affect everything.

I'm talking about Digital Rights Management,1 and for the first time, the DRM war2 is taking place on your PC hardware. This is far and away the most important new development in home PC use today, and for consumer advocates, it should be among the most worrisome....

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[Gizmo]

Peter Gutmann's analysis of Vista, referred to in this article, is well worth reading. You can find it here.

[Daniel ~]

The man can turn a phrase!

"Executive Executive Summary
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The Vista Content Protection specification could very well constitute the
longest suicide note in history [Note A]."


Do what I do...because you can do no better!

Tell them to take DRM and stick it where the sun don't shine! Stop acting like children who have to have everything they see!

We could make them dump this crap in one week of non shopping! THEY NEED US MORE THAN WE NEED THEM.

Learn that and we can rule a happy world together.":O}