Has any consumer/consumer body every made a legal challenge to DRM seems like people should have control over stuff they have bought and not be controlled by companies or, more importantly, regarded and treated by companies as if they, as regular consumers, are thieves.
One small thing I hate is when you get a DVD and it locks you out from using your user controls: forcing you to watch the copyright notice, etc. What gives the DVD makers the right to use my DVD player and my electricity to foist their message on me? Thinking green, the amount of energy used by locking peoples machines whilst displaying such content must be a big waste of energy. Muses: can I send the DVD maker an invoice for (1) my time and (2) the electricity used? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeremy Stone Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:02 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] RE: [backstage] £1.2 billion question (or RE: [backstage] BBC Bias??? >Click and Torrents) ]Those watching the DRM debate will be interested to see the latest music industry developments which will presumably set the precedent for download video bus models. Last week's Music Week (the weekly UK music industry trade paper) led with the headline reporting from "Midem (the annual industry trade fest) - "Times up for DRM" reporting on (some of) the industry's frustration with its restrictions predicting that one major label would "break free shortly and go DRM free. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jemstone/376309108/ However, bear in mind that this is still a fringe view. However quite a growing fringe, according to MW. Paid content has a report of the debate. http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/midemnet-mpaa-riaa-cea-execs-clash-over-drm -hardware-controls/
