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Apple Shuns DRM Efforts So Far

Posted by michael on from the skin-deep dept.

Graff writes "This was found on SiliconValley.com. In an article for the Mercury News, Dan Gillmor talks about how Apple is still standing firm against the Digital Rights Management (DRM) efforts which the entertainment industry is trying to force on the public. There's also another article on the fight for our digital rights in Congress."

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  1. I can't wait! by GMontag · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, well, if Apple pisses the studios off enough, we will see some OTHER brand of computer in the movies besides Apple!

    Yes, I know about the "guest appearances" of SGI in "Twister" and others, but this may lead to more "reality" in my action movies. Like using a Cpmpaq to upload a virus to aliens ;-)

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  2. obligatory slashdot comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't see the point of this article. Macs are so overpriced. You can support digital freedom much cheaper with a crappy PC with more mouse buttons. I don't like the way Steve Jobs parts his hair. Apple needs to port their digital rights management-shunning to Intel please.

    1. Re:obligatory slashdot comment by JohnG · · Score: 2, Funny

      Bah, back in my day, mice didn't have ANY buttons. Just teeth, ornery little buggers!

  3. I can't wait... by Kissing+Crimson · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to see the day when (non-IT) people say, "You're running Windows?! Why would you want that? You can't do anything with that!"

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  4. Obligatory Beastie Boys reference by TheFrood · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's also another article on the fight for our digital rights in Congress.

    You gotta fight... for our digital rights... in Connnnnn-gress!

    TheFrood

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  5. Re:Apple knows which side their bread is buttered by jandrese · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was worded inprecisely. It should have read 'Microsoft's Senators and Represnetatives' instead. Unfortunatly they're up against Senator Disney and Representative Sony.

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  6. Re:Apple knows which side their bread is buttered by unicron · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where can I get myself a senator?

    "Can I keep him?"

    "I don't know, he looks pretty hungry. Here, give him some booze."

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  7. Gotta love Jack... by kenthorvath · · Score: 3, Funny
    In response to a proposed bill that would ammend the DMCA to allow people to make personal copies of digital media:

    ``If this bill were to pass, it would render ineffective, worthless and useless any protection measure we would have in place to protect a $100 million movie,'' Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, said of the Lofgren bill. ``You could download a million movies a day, and no penalty for it.''

    Somehow I doubt that I could download a million movies a day. But I would love to see what kind of internet connection he has!