On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:54 PM, FRDManiac <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > -------- 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= > [email protected] > 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. > > Its a rental, so you are not supposed to save the movies anyway. What's so bad with the service if it allows independent movie makers a larger audience and a way to make money? DRM would have been bad if you were buying a movie. -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
