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DRM Advocate Violates DRM

Posted by Zonk on from the i-don't-like-you-either dept.

Alsee writes "A year and a day after arguing DRM was good for business, acceptable to consumers, and necessary in today's world, JupiterMedia VP and Research Director Michael Gartenberg comes face to face with DRM reality, downloads a circumvention tool, violates DRM, and blogs about his MS Reader DRM issues being solved ... permanently. Perhaps now he would be interested in the EFF Action Center where Americans can quickly and easily ask your Representative to co-sponsor the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act."

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  1. Oh god... by KD5YPT · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... such an irony. Its like advocating for death penalty and finds yourself in a electric chair with the executioner asking you "Medium Rare or Well done?"

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    1. Re:Oh god... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      From his blog:

      "While DRM is a necessary evil, the notion of not being able to de-activate an older machine with a limited number of installs is user hostile at worst. Good case study for firms on HOW NOT TO IMPLEMENT DRM solutions."

      He appears to hail from the "Medium Rare" school of self-execution.

  2. teh forumla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. force drm down our throats
    2. circumvent drm to do it
    3. ????????
    4. profit!!!

  3. Re:He was right then, and he's right now. by centauri · · Score: 4, Funny

    This begs the question

    No, it doesn't.

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