-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Help warn people about YouTube Rentals Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:26:45 -0400 From: Defective by Design <[email protected]> Reply-To: reply-1-449-1318034-a7039ee5073a9daa8f98bc1bf2eac1dec32d4aad-parin.sharma=gmail....@defectivebydesign.org To: Parin Sharma <[email protected]>
If you've logged into YouTube recently, you've probably noticed that they're pushing their Rental service pretty hard. YouTube Rentals brings full-length independent movies to YouTube, at a price -- the videos come with Digital Restrictions Management (DRM). This about-face goes against exactly what made YouTube useful in the first place -- the unencumbered sharing of video. * Read the full story now: http://defectivebydesign.org/youtube-rentals What does this mean for YouTube users? DRM prohibits uses of the videos that even US copyright law allows. DRMed videos can't be saved for later watching offline. You also can't take an excerpt of a video and use it in your video response -- something a lot of people do with existing videos. ## Take action! * If you watch YouTube videos, help send a message against DRM by refusing to "rent." * If you share videos on YouTube, add this to your profile page: "Thanks for checking out my videos. Please note: I don't use YouTube Rentals, and I hope you won't either. Here's one reason why: http://defectivebydesign.org/youtube-rentals"; * Share this page on your social networks -- http://ur1.ca/4qdwd * Read the full story: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/youtube-rentals In solidarity, Matt, John, Josh, Bob and Jonathan The DRM elimination crew ------------------------------- -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
