Doctorow on DRM and Activism

Might E. Mouse writes "Cory Doctorow, co-editor of 'the world's most linked-to' blog, BoingBoing, spoke recently at an event in London, UK. Afterwords, he gave an interview with bit-tech discussing topics like DRM and the commercialization of podcasting. He was particularly scathing towards the BBC. From the article: 'If you're in the UK, hold the BBC to account. Why is it shipping the IMP, a DRM crippled player? Is there a point in the future where the BBC imagines that bits are going to get harder to copy? And that the IMP will solve its problem? Really, what the BBC is saying is that there's two ways you can get its content after it airs on the TV; one is that you can get it through the IMP and have a crippled experience, the other is that you can be a criminal.'"

Comments

Re:Priorities

[arodland]

You're complaining about a website going downhill and posting inane shit that doesn't interest you (or anyone).

I've got a newsflash for you: You read Slashdot. You have no right to comment on this topic.

We now return to our regularly scheduled program, brought to you by Scuttlemonkey.

fuck those anagram maps!

[torpor]

put DRM on them!!!

Re:Priorities

[tpgp]

I'm sure boingboing used to be good,....

If there's one thing sadder then someone complaining about /, on /., it's someone complaining about some other blog on slashdot.

I guess it could have been worse - you could have been talking about the wonders of digg...