On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Daniel Carrera wrote: [...]
Why DRM? -------- The main argument for DRM is to prevent the ranpant copying of copyrighted software which was made possible by the advent of digital technology.
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I think copyright infringement is the phrase being sought.
The phrasing of that is hard to get right, especially because of all the conflicting information, misdirection, and just plain misinformation put out there, largely by the pro-DRM crowd.
To be accurate, copyrighted software music books etc can be freely and legally downloaded copied modified shared etc if either the law or license allows it. Licenses which allow this include GPL, BSD and CC. Most countries have quite reasonable interpretations of the fair use clause, even the U.S. still has one (article 106 or there abouts) for a while. Denmark and Candada standout as good models. One ofthe main problems with currently proposed implementations of DRM is that they do not take into account any flexibility or fair use afforded by the Berne Convention or national laws.
-Lars
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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