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Reason Magazine on DRM

Posted by Hemos on from the learning-the-political-way dept.

swankypimp writes "The new issue of Reason magazine has an article entitled "Hollywood vs. the Internet: Why Entertainment Companies Want To Hack Your Computer." The author discusses the watermarking of digital television as a springboard to Digital Rights Management on all consumer electronics and computers (as in the recently proposed Hollings bill). While light on the tech speak, it is a good summary of the political agendas behind copyright protection intended for those of us who don't constantly check the "YRO" section."

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  1. It was coming by odyrithm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    AOL Warner Brother.. The world of AOL.. here it comes..

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    moo
  2. I'm surprised and impressed by nomadic · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    VERY nice article. Goes into greater depth than most CRM articles that make it to slashdot, or at least it seemed that way to me.

    Usually I avoid believing much of anything I read in Reason, as it usually just prints libertarian propaganda, but this time I'm glad I checked it out.